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Thrower's Shoulder

deathstarclock
deathstarclock Posts: 512 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Any PTs know any shoulder exercises a person can perform while suffering from shoulder impingement syndrome? :sad:

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  • salxtai
    salxtai Posts: 341 Member
    Any PTs know any shoulder exercises a person can perform while suffering from shoulder impingement syndrome? :sad:

    Hey, it depends on what's causing the impingement - generic exercises won't necessarily address the specific cause of your impingement.
    For example - impingement could come from:
    1) Imbalance between certain rotator cuff musculature
    2) imbalance in the musculature responsible for the relationship between the shoulder blade and the thoracic cage and / or between shoulder blade and the humerus
    3) Poor technique resulting in excessive impingement of the tendons in the shoulder
    4) Anatomical abnormalities that predispose you to impingement are are aggravated by your sport / exercise etc.


    ...follow my gist?

    I'd highly recommend a physio - as a physio and as a previous sufferer of impingement myself, I can honestly say its saves a LOT of heartache and pain in the long run.
    Mine was chronic maladaptive shoulderblade-humerus interaction and it took just 2 sessions to get it to normal -- wouldn't have been able to do it on my own.

    Hope it helps - sorry I'm not giving you a clear cut set of exercises, but it would be irresponsible of me to do so and it would be shooting in the dark if I did
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