Shoulder Pain Treatment

Shoulder Pain Treatment

Shoulder Pain Treatment

Shoulder Pain Treatment

Exercise #4

 

Shoulder pain is a very common injury that is not only experienced in the athletic population, but in the general population as well. This post will take you through 12 different exercises that can be utilized for the athletic population (especially over-head throwing athletes) and for the general population that are experiencing shoulder pain.

The goal of these shoulder pain treatment exercises is to strengthen those smaller stabilizing muscles that surround the shoulder. These smaller muscles need to be balanced in both strength and flexibility. Disfunction of the shoulder is caused when there is an imbalance of strength and flexibility. Disfunction will quickly turn into pain.

This series of shoulder pain treatment exercises to are called the buchberger-12. The buchberger-12 is a series of 12 shoulder exercises that are used to strengthen the rotator cuff and the muscles that stabilize the shoulder blade. These 12 exercises serve as a way to prepare and protect the shoulder from the stresses brought on by overhand throwing sports/activites. The Buchberger-12 is geared toward overhand throwing athletes, however, these exercises can be used as a method of general shoulder rehabilitation, and act as a safe alternative to shoulder exercises that cause pain.

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Exercise 4 – Eccentric/Concentric

The Patient is side lying on the mat with both legs bent. Support your upper body by propping yourself up onto your elbow with the arm closest to the floor. With the involved arm, begin with the elbow tucked nice and tight at the hip, the hand pointing towards the ceiling and the thumb pointing backwards. Next, push the weight straight up to align the whole arm with the shoulder. Slowly lower your extended arm forward and across your chest while rotating your arm to have your thumb point down to the floor. Final step is to bring your arm back to the starting position, by bending the elbow and rotating the arm so that the thumbs are again pointing backward.

STAY TUNED FOR EXERCISE #5!

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