Why is it, that the human shoulder baffles so many? Disorders of the shoulder are extremely common and episodes are often persistent and recurrent. Studies have reported the prevalence of shoulder pain to range from 30% of people experiencing an episode at some stage during their lives to 50% of the population experiencing at least [...]
The often forgotten and under-estimated Sleeper Stretch is most probably The World’s Easiest Exercise for the shoulder. As a result of trauma, over load, degeneration or repetitive overuse the cuff tissue and/or surrounding capsule can become tight and inflexible. This is not always the case and some evidence suggest that the across body stretch leads [...]
It’s amazing how many people I see that have sustained a shoulder injury at the gym through a lack of awareness and education (usually no fault of their own), improper exercise selection, poor lifting technique and going too heavy. I was consulted once by a young man with shoulder pain located in and around the [...]
Shoulder Instability can be a scary and often debilitating shoulder complaint arising from a lack of control at the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint. Stability at the shoulder is vital for normal hand and arm function so when it is disrupted this impacts greatly on an individuals ability to participate in any number of normal activities. Subtle [...]
It is not unusual for the shoulder joint to make some wierd noises, but what noises are considered normal and what are considered abnormal? Good question. In my experience, a non painful click within the shoulder joint here and there is not an abnormal sign and it doesn’t necessarily indicate a shoulder injury or dysfunction. However, in [...]
Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis as it is sometimes referred is characterised by a painful and stiff shoulder. Frozen shoulder is reported to affect 2% – 5% of the general population increasing to 10% to 38% in patients with a systemic condition like Diabetes Mellitus. Individuals with primary frozen shoulder are usually aged between 40 [...]
