Shoulder Stiffness - When the Tissue is the Driver!
Tough to Treat
English - January 26, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Shoulder pain, stiffness, and lack of functional mobility are not uncommon in clients with post-breast cancer.
Join us as we discuss the evaluation and treatment sequence that addresses the particular soft tissue involvement and drivers of this client's limitation—hint: several tissue issues are involved.
The clinical reasoning around the client's story is key here!
A glance at this episode:
[2:04] Susan introduces her patient's history [7:34] Shoulder girdles and head position [10:34] Flexion of the cervical spine [16:40] Looking at passive vs. active range of motion [19:19] How Susan started the abduction exercise [24:21] Towel roll exercise for mobility [27:27] How to add movement into decompression [33:29] The thorax is 360 right and left
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