5 best ways to improve shoulder pain.
Abnormal posture, EBM Fitness Solutions, Personal training, Physical Therapy, Posture, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder pain, Thoracic hypomobility, Thoracic spine, Neck pain Dr. Tom Biggart Abnormal posture, EBM Fitness Solutions, Personal training, Physical Therapy, Posture, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder pain, Thoracic hypomobility, Thoracic spine, Neck pain Dr. Tom Biggart

5 best ways to improve shoulder pain.

These ideas work best for chronic shoulder pain. If you recently hurt your shoulder, I would not start messing with these strategies unless you have been evaluated and they are indicated for your rehab.

All of the strategies will have multiple videos to help guide you through the process. These are strategies I have used with both clients and patients to not just manage but ultimately resolve their shoulder pain.

I am going to go over each in more detail, but the 5 strategies are:

  1. Thoracic mobility - if the t-spine lacks mobility the shoulder and neck try to compensate.

  2. Assisted range of motion (ROM) - if your ROM is limited, use something to help assess and improve your ability to move the shoulder and arm.

  3. Supine exercises - this position helps utilize improved thoracic mobility, supports the body and makes controlling shoulder movements easier.

  4. Rows - rows are shoulder-friendly and most people do not do enough of them - especially those who have shoulder pain.

  5. Isometrics - learning how you can engage the muscles around the shoulder is key to managing pain. These are way harder than they look.

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How to train around pain.
EBM Fitness Solutions, Rehab, Rehab Fitness, Physical Therapy, Personal training Dr. Tom Biggart EBM Fitness Solutions, Rehab, Rehab Fitness, Physical Therapy, Personal training Dr. Tom Biggart

How to train around pain.

The fact of the matter is, pain can bring each one of these situations to a grinding halt. Even worse, if the pain is left unchecked it usually gets worse and can even cause pain in different parts of the body.

It is not uncommon for a right ankle or knee issue to cause pain in the low back or the opposite hip and knee. I will explain how at a later date. The short answer as to how this happens is that everything is connected. 

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