THE PAIN IS IN MY SHOULDER... WHY ARE YOU TREATING MY NECK?
Very rarely is the pain ever just coming from the arm. The postural stress that poor upper back and neck position puts on the arm and shoulder girdle can cause injury to the nerves, joints, and muscular tissue. You can also have referred pain from structures in the neck. This is where the brain thinks the pain is in the arm, or even shoulder blade area, even though the injured tissue is in the neck. Here Coco is doing a common neck mobilization that is often used for patients with shoulder pain. Check out your posture in the mirror, or better yet have your friend or family member take a look at you. That might straighten you out!
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Exercise Essentials Try these movements if you are experiencing elbow pain.
FOREARM EXTENSOR STRETCH Here Coco is performing a forearm extensor stretch. Common extensor tendonopathy (tennis elbow) is primarily caused by excessive tension throughout the forearm musculature that puts stress on the tendon. Elbow straight, palm down, hold with fingers and thumb bent in for 30 seconds and repeat 3 times. RADIAL NERVE MOBILIZATION The second picture shows Coco doing a radial nerve mobilization exercise. Often the nerve can get caught in the tissue and this can add to the symptoms of tennis elbow. Start with your elbow bent and the wrist relaxed. Now turn the hand and wrist inward as you straighten the elbow. Bend the wrist in as you move the entire arm down and behind you. This is an on/off exercise so only hold for a second then relax and complete the entire movement again. Do about 15-20 “sliders” as we call them and repeat for 2-3 sets.
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