If there is one thing that can cause dieters grief, it’s water retention. Water retention leads to weight gain or it can mask true weight loss. In my case, it can make me think I gained three pounds of muscle when I really didn’t. Often there is no rhyme or reason to water retention. One [...]
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Before you read about impingement, read this post first about the supraspinatus: Link to post about the supraspinatus Impingement is a somewhat broad and vague term that can be caused in many different ways. When dealing with the rotator cuff/supraspinatus, it simply means that the rotator cuff tendon/supraspinatus is being pinched in some way. Usually, [...]
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The scapula is better known to the general public as the shoulder blade. It’s generally overlooked, but in terms of maintaining a healthy body from a musculo-skeletal standpoint, it’s up there with the hips in importance. The ability of the scapula to remain in its normal position-scapular stability- is compromised by the fact that there [...]
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When you hear someone say “I have a torn rotator cuff”, the supraspinatus is usually what is being referred to. Even though the supraspinatus is just one of four muscles that make up the cuff, it is by far the most often injured. Understanding how the supraspinatus works is key to understanding why it’s easily [...]
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The rotator cuff is a very well known anatomical structure in a very complex area of the body. It’s only well known because everyone has heard of it, not because it’s well understood. Physical therapists understand it well, but the general public does not. In a series of posts, I’m going to try and explain [...]
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