Treat Your Own Shoulder

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From the Worldwide Best-Selling Treat Your Own Series this Book offers Education and Self-Treatment Techniques to Help Prevent or Reduce Pain and Regain Mobility There are many different names for shoulder pain including tendonitis rotator cuff strain or tear impingement syndrome frozen shoulder capsulitis and arthritis. Unfortunately many medical professionals focus on labeling the condition without offering an effective way to resolve it which can sometimes result in unwanted shoulder surgery. Common treatments including medications injections acupuncture ultrasound TENS or inferential therapy often provide short-term benefit but the pain often reappears. If you are one of the millions of people struggling with persistent shoulder pain this book provides education and a systematic exercise sequence to help abolish pain and where appropriate to restore normal function. Written by physiotherapist Robin McKenzie Treat Your Own Shoulder provides a rational explanation for the causes of joint pain specifically shoulder pain and explains how over time unhealthy posture can contribute significantly to shoulder pain. You will receive education on postures activities and exercises you can do to remain free of disabling symptoms. You will also receive advice on how to avoid detrimental forces of daily living and how to apply beneficial strategies. Color photos and simple step-by-step instructions show you how to perform a systematic exercise sequence with shoulder stretches that can be done just about anywhere to help treat and prevent pain. The shoulder therapy exercise program includes details on when to perform exercises how to determine if youre ready to move on to the next exercise how to perform the exercises correctly what to do when the pain has subsided and how to prevent recurrence of pain. In Treat Your Own Shoulder youll learn: About the role of the neck in shoulder pain How to determine if your pain is coming from your neck or your shoulder The basic anatomy of the scapula shoulder and neck region The functions of the shoulder region and why its vulnerable to strains and overstretching The basics of mechanical shoulder back pain How unhealthy posture strains the shoulder over time How to practice healthy posture and improve joint health Common causes of shoulder pain and how to manage it How to treat a frozen shoulder How the McKenzie Method works A simple exercise sequence that offers a systematic approach to treating shoulder pain Color photos and details showing when and how to perform the exercises Lifestyle and healthy posture habits to help treat and prevent recurrence of shoulder pain This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose alleviate treat and manage debilitating shoulder and related pains even for the long-term sufferer. Written by Robin McKenzie CNZM OBE FCSP (Hon) FNZSP (Hon) Dip MDT Dip MT; with Grant Watson NZSP ADP (OMT) Dip MT Dip MDT; and Robert Lindsay NZSP ADP (OMT) Dip MT. Illustrated. Softcover; 96 pages.