The best shoulder exercises…

On December 16, 2010, in Exercises, Shoulder, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

Well you just have to click to find out!

Muscle Imbalances Revealed: Eric Beard

Part 2 of my review of Rick Kaselj’s Muscle Imbalances Revealed.

The Wall Slide

On September 1, 2010, in Exercises, Shoulder, Sport Wellness, Therapeutic Methods, Thoracic Spine, by jcubos

…with breathing control

Assessing Scapular Dyskinesia

On May 31, 2010, in Clinical Testing, Shoulder, by jcubos

A short video to assess scapular dyskinesia courtesy of Mark Hutchinson and youtube.com

Optimum Body Mechanics

A brief summary of maximizing Optimum Body Mechanics in activity and sport. This post is a follow up to my interactive event with Lululemon West Edmonton

Rotator Cuff Tears: Predictive Factors for Management

On March 25, 2010, in Continuing Education, Upper Extremity, by jcubos

This review was recently posted on ResearchReviewService.com and integrated the results of two studies that investigated the effect of pain, tear size, location and humeral head migration on the clinical outcomes and risk of progression in patients with rotator cuff tears.

Are You Sleeping on the “Sleeper” Stretch?

On March 21, 2010, in Shoulder, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

There are more effective ways to stretch the posterior capsule.

The Rotator

On January 13, 2010, in Shoulder, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

What is it?

A device that can be used in physical and manual therapy settings, as well as in the sporting arena.

The Thera-Band

On December 15, 2009, in Sports Performance, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

An inexpensive tool

The Shoulder in Sport

On November 14, 2009, in Book Reviews, Shoulder, by jcubos

The Shoulder in Sport: Management, rehabilitation, and prevention Andrea Fusco, Andrea Foglia, Frank Musarra, and Marco Testa Bologna, Italy Churchill Livingstone, 2008 331 pages The Shoulder in Sport is a specialty text, authored by expert physiotherapists, Fusco, Foglia, Musarra, and Testa. This book illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to the shoulder health of athletes and through [...]

QSS

On November 2, 2009, in Clinical Testing, Shoulder, by jcubos

Here’s a little clinical vingette to get your brain going on a Monday… An 18 year old junior hockey player walks into your office complaining of lateral shoulder pain of 3 months duration. He says he hurt it in training camp and it just hasn’t gotten better. After a thorough clinical history, he reveals that [...]

Got Hungry Bum?

On October 28, 2009, in Shoulder, by jcubos

Everyone stand up. Come on, off your chairs. By now many of you have been on your butt in front of your computer with a starbucks in hand, scrolling through Twitter, Facebook, other blogs, and the online version of your local newspaper. Some of you may have even visited Perez Hilton’s site but don’t worry, [...]