What to do about shoulder pain when weight lifting.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT SHOULDER PAIN WHEN WEIGHT LIFTING  I have a good friend of mine who is in pretty good shape and has a long history of regular exercise.  Not a meathead by any means, just a guy that likes to workout regularly and stay in shape.  He said recently that he was having [...]

Ever had pain turning the steering wheel or tucking in your shirt?

PAIN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND PAIN TUCKING IN MY SHIRT…TWO RECENT COMPLAINTS  I recently got asked these two questions over the phone by people.  These are always tricky questions to answer because there are several things that it could be.  First of all with the steering, more than likely the rotator cuff is jamming [...]

Colt McCoy injury in the BCS National Championship Game

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE INJURY TO COLT MCCOY IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME  It’s in the DNA of athletic trainers that when they see an injury on TV they have an inherent need to diagnose it.  I am certainly guilty of that.  First of all, let me say that I really felt [...]

Early Studies on the function of the shoulder joint

NOW THIS IS “OLD SCHOOL” – EARLY STUDY ON THE FUNCTION OF THE SHOULDER JOINT  Much like the comparative anatomy stuff, I love history.  I find it interesting and enlightening to read old anatomy texts and journals to see what the forefathers in medicine did and how our field has evolved.  I read a book [...]

Slap Tears: What are they and what to do?

So I realized that I have missed mentioning a key injury in the shoulder, particularly in overhead athletes. Interestingly, we’ve only known about what this injury actually is since the early 80’s. SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior. You may recall (if you’ve read my other posts) that the shoulder is like a golf ball [...]