SHOULDER, ELBOW AND WRIST PAIN It’s “One Big Chain”
Every single day you use your arms to perform daily tasks whether it’s carrying groceries, turning the steering wheel in the car, reaching high up into the cabinet to grab a dish or picking your child up from the floor. The arm is a complex part of the body comprised of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand that need to work in conjunction with each other maintain adequate, pain-free movement. When something starts to go wrong with the arm, we may experience pain as a warning signal to stop doing the activity! Where you may be experiencing pain though may not always be the direct cause of why you’re having that particular pain.
A good analogy for how the arm works is thinking of a linked chain and how each loop in the chain is interconnected. For example, if the red loop in the chain is “pulled” upward, then the force will influence each loop throughout the chain because of the interconnectedness throughout the chain. The arm works in the same manner in which the shoulder may compensate to ultimately cause an issue/s “down the chain” into the elbow, wrist or hand. Relating this back to pain being a signal, sometimes where the pain
So, what if that nagging elbow pain or “tennis elbow” is being caused by shoulder compensations? How about the carpal tunnel pain you’re experiencing could be helped with a few simple stretches incorporating areas “up the chain” such as the shoulder and elbow? Give us a call so we can help you get back to moving well and living life pain-free! Griffin
is occurring for example in the wrist (green loop), may be occurring because of compensations at the shoulder (red loop). Shoulder compensations could be altered movement patterns, strength, stability, etc. influencing different areas “down the chain”.
Exercise Essentials Try this movement if you are experiencing shoulder pain.
Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Strengthens Shoulder
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SERRATUS WALL SLIDES
Hands on wall at level of shoulder. Bring the tip of your shoulder blade forward and up into your armpit. Repeat 10 times.
Pre Heat oven to 400 degrees. Slice zucchini lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet. Using 1/2 of the goat cheese, spread small amount into the zucchini and cover with marinara sauce. Drop dots of remaining cheese over the marinara, bake until cheese is soft and marinara is bubbling (about 20 minutes).
• Four medium-sized zucchinis • One 5oz log of goat cheese • 1-2 cups of marinara sauce • Chopped parsley
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