A baseball player experiences frequent pain in his throwing arm during overhead activities. A clinician performs an evaluation but much to the player’s surprise, the clinician spends the majority of the exam evaluating the player’s lower extremity. The clinician informs the player…Read more

“If it hurts, don’t do it.” This may be great advice for your everyday patient, but it’s one of the fastest ways to lose a triathlete or endurance athlete client. Here’s an example of how this might play out: You:…Read more

The ever-changing landscape of healthcare can be difficult to navigate. The entrenched biomedical model has been scrutinized because of its focus on treating the disease rather than the person. This model is slowly being replaced by the biopsychosocial model that…Read more

Therapists are challenged on a daily basis to get their patients back to normal function. Think about it: someone comes to you in pain, just out of surgery or unable to do a daily task, and they’re relying on you…Read more

In this article we will discuss the following (click any to jump to that section): Scapulothoracic Muscles and Pain Biomechanics Review: Scapulothoracic and Glenohumeral Joints Anatomy of Trapezius From Biomechanics to Exercises Upper Trapezius Middle Trapezius Lower Trapezius Choosing the…Read more