Shoulder Pain

Get Rid Of Neck and Shoulder Pain With These Exercises

October 25, 2012

The lower trapezius muscle helps to pull the shoulder blades back and down. It directly counteracts the pulling of the pectoralis minor muscle, which tries to pull the shoulder blades forward into a slouch. Unfortunately, we are usually stronger in our pectoralis minor chest muscle than we are in our lower trapezius back muscle, resulting [...]

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Yoga For Better Posture

October 13, 2012

Even if you have had horrible posture for most of your life, you can still change it by taking the right steps today. Yoga can be a valuable tool in correcting a long career of bad posture. The following video shows a simple exercise that strengthens all of your erector muscles (the muscles that run [...]

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Rotator Cuff Stretch Videos

November 4, 2011

Here is a collection of videos on rotator cuff stretches. This should be the first step of any rotator cuff rehab program Guidelines for performing the stretches: Check with a health care professional before you attempt these exercises to ensure that it is safe for you. Do the exercises slowly and gently. Failing to follow [...]

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Rotator Cuff Strengthening Exercises

October 28, 2011

These exercises serve to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and are very helpful if you are feeling weakness, pain or clicking in your shoulder joint. The exercises work on the internal rotators (subscapularis, teres major), the external rotators (teres minor, infraspinatus), and the abductors (supraspinatus) Guidelines for performing the stretches: Check with a health care [...]

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Your Computer Is Hurting You

November 29, 2010

The average person that comes in to see me is not an athlete, does not lift heavy objects, and cannot, for the life of them, understand why they are in so much pain. Truth is that you are more likely to suffer from that cushy desk job than from anything else. Simply sitting in front [...]

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Video: Chest/Pectoral Stretch for the Office

November 18, 2009

Here is another stretch for your chest pectoral muscles. It is a yoga stretch than can easily be done at the work place. Perfect for those moments when you are stressed out at work and don’t have time for a break. Guidelines for performing the stretches: Check with a health care professional before you attempt [...]

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