I was at the NSCA Washington State Fall Clinic.

It was a great event.

Let me share a few of the highlights.

Dave Suprak of Western Washington University was there chatting about shoulders.  I picked up a few great tips from Dave.  He had some great information on what happens to the scapula and scapular stabilizers when your client has poor posture. He gave me some great resources that will help me improve the scapular stabilization exercise program and effective rotator cuff exercise program.

One presenter that I wanted to see was Guido Van Ryssegem. Guido was presenting at the same time as I was, but I got a copy of his presentation. Wow, it was packed with high level shoulder exercise information!  When I get home, I will have to digest it more.

During our learning lunch, Susan M. Kleiner had an evidence based talk on proteins and amino acid supplementation.  Some great information!

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What I am going to chat about today is rotator cuff exercises and why/when/how to use a towel when performing rotator cuff exercises.

When I was working in a large rehabilitation centre, I work with a wide variety of physical therapists. They all had different ideas on exercises for the rotator cuff. The majority of them would not support the elbow when performing rotator cuff exercises but the odd one would.

Rotator Cuff External Rotation Exercise Set Up

How I  set up a client for the rotator cuff external rotation exercise would be to have the client stand with feet hip width apart and toes pointing forward. The core would be activated in order to prevent any trunk rotation. Upper arm would be at the side and elbow bent to 90 degrees. The pulley or tubing would be adjusted so it was parallel to the floor. The focus of the exercise would be external rotation in the shoulder from 0 degrees to maximum.

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Dumbbell Lateral Raises - Long Arm (End)

A lot of my rotator cuff clients complain about rotator cuff pain with the lateral raise exercise.

Before I talk about what  you can do to relieve lateral raise rotator cuff pain, let me explain why I do the lateral raise exercise with my rotator cuff clients.

Why I give my rotator cuff clients the lateral raises exercises?

The movement of lateral raise is abduction of the shoulder joint (glenohumeral joint).  For clients with rotator cuff injuries, often times this is a movement that is weak.

I want to improve the strength in abduction of the shoulder joint from 0 degrees to 85 degrees of abduction.  I can do this with the lateral raise exercise.  I can the exercise use dumbbell, tubing or pulleys for resistance.

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Author, Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program

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I give tubing exercises to all my clients with rotator cuff injuries.

When I started out, I used to fly through the rotator cuff exercises with my client.  I would show them the exercise; then get them to do it and finally move onto the next one.

With time, age and experience; I have improved on that rookie technique when using tubing exercise for rotator cuff injuries.

There are three things that you need to remember and highlight when designing an exercise program for a client that has a shoulder injury especially when you’re using tubing.

The three things that you want to remember to highlight when you’re explaining the exercise to the client with a rotator cuff injury are:

#1)  Distance Specific

You want to be specific on the distance away from where the tubing is fixed.  If the client ends up changing the distance of how far they are away from where the tubing is fixed, it ends up changing the exercise.

#2)  Fix the Range of Motion

The second thing, you want to be specific when it comes to the range of motion that you want your client to perform.

Do you just want them to perform 45 degrees of extension, or full range of motion when it comes to the shoulder?

You need to be specific on the range of motion that you want them to cover when doing the exercise.

#3)  Length Matters

And then thirdly, you want to be specific on the length of the tubing that you want them to use.  If they end up grabbing the tubing and wrapping it around their hands, they end up changing the length of the tubing and that ends up changing the exercise again.

3 SPECIFIC TO DO’s If you Give Tubing Exercises to a Client with a Shoulder Injury:

==> CLICK HERE for 3 Shoulder Injury Tubing Exercise Tips

I know, sometimes we just show our clients the tubing exercises and leave them alone.  So make sure you’re clear on how far away they are from the tubing anchor.  Make sure you’re clear on the range of motion that you want them to do when it comes to tubing, and make sure that you’re clear on the length of tubing that you want to use.  If your client has a rotator cuff or shoulder injury, it is important to be clear about these three things or it leads to irritation, re-injury or not getting the most out of the exercise.

So this is Rick Kaselj for Exercises for Injuries.

Thank you very much for reading the blog and watching all the videos.

Rick Kaselj, MS

The Most Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program

DESCRIPTION for Rotator Cuff Conditioning Exercises:

After the back, the second most common injury a fitness professional will encounter is the shoulder.  Most times shoulder injuries directly and indirectly involve the rotator cuff.  When fitness professionals hear that their client has a rotator cuff issue, they end up focusing on strengthening.  Strengthening is important for your rotator cuff client but it is only one part of an effective rotator cuff conditioning program.  The fitness professional must address all five areas of a rotator cuff conditioning program in order to fully rehabilitate the rotator cuff.  If not, they will only band-aide the injury and not fully help their client overcome their rotator cuff injury.  In this webinar, fitness professional will learn how to avoid common rotator cuff exercise mistakes, the 5 components of a rotator cuff condition program and exercises to help their client’s rotator cuff injury.

WHAT YOU WILL LEAN IN THIS Rotator Cuff Conditioing Exercises WEBINAR:

- Common mistakes fitness professionals make when designing an exercise program for the rotator cuff
- The five components of a rotator cuff conditioning program
- Exercises to avoid if your client has a rotator cuff injury
- Key exercise modification to help and not harm your client’s rotator cuff
- Effective rotator cuff conditioning program to help you client recover from a rotator cuff injury

Get Your Copy of the Most Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program

INSTRUCTOR: Rick Kaselj – MS., B.Sc., PK, CPT, CEP, CES

Rick Kaselj specializes in exercise rehabilitation, post-rehab, active rehabilitation, exercise therapy and corrective exercise. He works in one-on-one and group rehabilitation settings, training people who have been injured at work, in car accidents and during sport activities. His clients and group exercise participants include a wide variety of individuals from healthy and special populations.  Rick has given over 233 presentations to 4531 fitness professionals and consumers across Canada while continuing to work in rehabilitation centers, physiotherapy clinics, fitness clubs and personal training studios.  Rick recently completed his Masters of Science degree focusing on corrective exercise and therapeutic exercise for the rotator cuff.  To reach Rick or learn about his exercise rehabilitation courses please visit www.ExercisesForInjuries.com

For a complete listing of all the courses offered and hosted by Rick Kaselj and Healing Through Movement please visit http://www.ExercisesForInjuries.com

Interested in receiving over $299 worth of fitness education information?  Visit http://www.ExercisesForInjuries.com and get your gift!

Take care.

Rick Kaselj, MS

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I love the shoulder.

It is one of my passions.

It has lead to over 11 hours worth of courses on all aspects of the shoulder:

• Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder
• Core Stability of the Shoulder
• Save Your Client’s Shoulders
• Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff

In the video below I go through a great tool that your clients can use in order to do their rotator cuff exercises at home.

Enjoy the video and make sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Have difficulty viewing

A Simple At Home Tool for Your Client’s Rotator Cuff Exercises,  click here.

To learn more about Rotator Cuff Injury Exercises,  click here.

Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff Webinar

I am doing a webinar on exercise and the rotator cuff.

I have teamed up with the Canadian Kinesiology Alliance (CKA). The CKA is the national association for Kinesiologists in Canada.

They have asked me to do a webinar on my masters project on therapeutic exercises for the rotator cuff. My masters project appeared in the Canadian Journal of Kinesiology in the fall of 2008.

It will be great to do a webinar where I can go into a lot more detail when it comes to rotator cuff exercises for injury recovery. The journal article is nice to write but during my research, I came across so much more that could not get into the article. It will be great to share this information on the webinar.

Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff

Webinar description:

The rotator cuff muscles are the most frequently injured muscle in the
shoulder. The most common exercise given to strength the rotator cuff is
standing external rotation, yet this exercise is not effective in targeting
all of the rotator cuff muscles. If you prescribe this exercise to strengthen
the rotator cuff muscles, then you need to attend this researched based
exercise webinar. You will learn the most effective exercises that target all
of the rotator cuff muscles and a progressive rotator cuff program to fully
rehabilitate your client’s rotator cuff injuries.

What will be covered on the webinar:

- Which rotator cuff exercises are a waste of time
- Which rotator cuff exercises cause more damage than good
- The key structures of the rotator cuff
- Assessing the rotator cuff to determine exercise readiness and progressions
- The most effective exercises that target all of the rotator cuff muscles
- A progress rotator cuff program to fully rehabilitate your client’s rotator
cuff injuries

INSTRUCTOR: Rick Kaselj – MS., B.Sc., PK, CPT, CEP, CES

Rick Kaselj specializes in exercise rehabilitation, post-rehab, active rehabilitation, exercise therapy and corrective exercise. He works in one-on-one and group rehabilitation settings, training people who have been injured at work, in car accidents and during sport activities. His clients and group exercise participants include a wide variety of individuals from healthy and special populations. Rick has given over 233 presentations to 4531 fitness professionals and consumers across Canada while continuing to work in rehabilitation centers, physiotherapy clinics, fitness clubs and personal training studios. Rick recently completed his Masters of Science degree focusing on corrective exercise and therapeutic exercise for the rotator cuff. To reach Rick or learn about his exercise rehabilitation courses please visit Exercises for Injuries .

Here are the details on the webinar:

Who is this Rotator Cuff webinar for?

- It is for Kinesiologist, Exercise Physiologists and Exercise Therapists

What type of person would benefit most from the Rotator Cuff webinar?

- It most appropriate for people that provide active rehab, community based rehab or exercise rehab and work in a physical therapy centre, rehab centre, community centre

Who is this Rotator Cuff webinar not for?

- It is not for fitness professionals but if you are a fitness professional or group fitness instructor, leave a comment below if you would like a talk on rotator cuff exercise for your clients

Registration Ends:

Fee:

CKA/ACK Members: $60 (plus GST)
Full-time Kinesiology Students: $30 (plus GST)
Non-Members: $80 (plus 5% GST)

It May be All in Your Genes

Friday, February 27, 2009 – Anthony J. Brown, MD – Reuters UK

People may inherit a genetic predisposition to rotator cuff injury, according to a study presented Thursday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in Las Vegas, which found that rotator cuff injury seems to run in families.

Heredity is likely to “play a strong role in determining whether people are at risk for the development of a rotator cuff tear,” study chief Dr. Robert Zaray Tashijian, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, told Reuters Health. “Consequently, individuals may use this information in implementing a preventative program.”

According to Tashijian, only one previous study looked at the heredity component of rotator cuff problems. That study, however, only looked at first degree relatives (such as mothers, sisters or brothers) and thus the findings may have been confounded by environmental factors.

“In order to strongly suggest a genetic predisposition, you need to show an increased relative risk out to third degree relatives,” he explained. “We have actually determined an increased risk out to third cousins — well beyond third degree relatives.”

Read the entire article to learn more about genetics and rotator cuff injury

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Rick Kaselj – rkaselj@HealingThroughMovement.com
Registered Kinesiologist Specializing in Injury Rehabilitation
Surrey, BC, Canada
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