CT: Shoulder Online Weekly Program (1-26-20)

  • Background Information on the Relationship Between Scapular Control and the rotator cuff/bicep tendon VIDEO
    • Information regarding sources of pain and some reasoning behind possible contributing factors
    • Changes to daily activities that will likely reduce bicep tendon irritation
    • Positions to be careful with/avoid early on in the process
  • Disclaimer/Program Philosophy LINK
    • It’s short…please read it and follow it
    • NONE OF THIS SHOULD CAUSE INCREASE IN PAIN
    • If it does, try to stop short of pain or do not do that particular movement
    • If you have pain after the sequence or the day after that is more then mild discomfort
      • Once the pain subsides with use of ice as needed (10-20 minutes 2-3x/day)
      • Do one of the movements, see how you feel after and the next day
      • If that goes fine do that movement and add another one the following day
      • Use this approach to discover which movement caused the irritation
      • Either discontinue that movement or an even better option…see if you can do that movement more gently by decreasing the amount of range you go through, the number of reps, or the resistance to see if you can stop it from being painful
      • While this program is meant to be safe, and cautious, all movements are not perfect for everyone and if as you are doing something it feels sore or hurts after, don’t do it
      • Many of the exercises will include multiple options to account for this
  • Phase 1 LINK
    • Week one is meant to be easy
    • Let me know after one week how the movements above feel
    • Also give me some feed back on movements or positions that are specifically causing pain. This will hep me to design phase 2
  • Phase 2 LINK