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I have another interview for you today.
It is with Eric Cressey.
Eric is the author of a great resource for fitness professionals, called Assess and Correct.
Here is a testimonial that I sent Eric about the great resource he created:
Today I have an interview of me to share with you!
When I was in Orlando at the Fitness Info Summit, I ran into a Fitness Professional that had taken some of my courses.
His name is Belton Lubas and he is from Seattle. In the fall of 2008 he came up to Vancouver and attended a series of courses that I had.
Belton did a quick interview with me on exercise programs for clients recovering from injuries and what to do with a client with a shoulder injury.
Enjoy the interview. There is a mix of a transcript of the interview and video.
Belton Lubas: Hey this is Belton here of Element five Fitness. Basically we’re here at the Fitness Info Summit. I got Rick Kaselj. What’s up, Rick?
Rick Kaselj: I’m doing great.
I am a bit of a journal geek.
I like reading journal articles.
My wife has House & Home and I have journal articles from PubMed Central.
I wanted to share with you an article that I read.
I will try to filter through all of the mumbo jumbo and highlight what you need to know in order to help your clients.
A common injury found in active people is shoulder impingement.
Many times the focus of their exercise program is to increase the range of motion in the affected shoulder.
Is this the right thinking?
Should the focus be on decreasing the tightness of the posterior aspect of the shoulder?
Read on to find out.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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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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:
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.
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.
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.
==> 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
I have an interview for you with Tim Vagen of Unlimited Athlete. Tim is a very respected strength and conditioning coach from Kent, Washington. He is big on shoulders and I was lucky enough to chat with Tim about shoulder injuries and exercise.
I hope you enjoy the interviews as much as I did.
In part 1 of the interview, Tim and I chat about:
- How he began working with injuries
- Being a strength & conditioning coach
- Training elite level swimmers
- Training volleyball players
- Working with other shoulder athletes
- Tips for the fitness professional to help their clients overcome shoulder injuries
- Why the shoulder injury determines the exercises your client gets
- Why thoracic mobility is essential for shoulder injury recovery
- Example of effective thoracic mobility exercises
I know the big thing I got from Tim’s interview was the important of t-spine mobility and it is something that I have incorporated into my work with shoulder injury clients. Plus the exercises he went through were great! You can never have enough exercises for your tool box.
Now lets head on over to part 2 of the interview.
In Part 2 or the interview, Tim and I chat about:
- Examples of thoracic mobility exercises
- Lack of thoracic mobility leads to compensation in the shoulder joint
- Lack of hip mobility will lead to compensations in the spine and shoulder
- Why to avoid barbells with shoulder press movements
- Use of kettle bells for overhead press movements and scapular stabilization exercises
- Why people that have a tight shoulder often have hypermobile shoulders
- Stretching the shoulder maybe not what is needed
==> CLICK HERE to watch the video Tim Vagen chatting about scapular stabilization exercises
The information on the lack of t-spine mobility leads to compensations in the shoulder was a big eye opener for me plus the great tip he gave on getting rid of the barbells was amazing.
I hope you enjoyed the interview with Tim Vagen. To get more info on Tim Vagen, visit Unlimited Athlete or click here.
I know Tim will be at the NSCA Washington State Annual Fall Clinic and I will be as well. I am so excited to be heading to the USA to do my first international presentation. I have made it all across Canada to present but it is great to start heading south and share information on exercises and injuries.
At the NSCA Fall Clinic, I will be presenting on Running Injuries and exercise . I hope to see you all down there and if you do come to the clinic, make sure to say, “Hi.”
Take care and we will talk to you soon.
Rick Kaselj, MS
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The Most Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise ProgramDESCRIPTION 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
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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This is the last part of the exercise considerations for a client with chronic shoulder subluxations.
In the first part, I talked about three things that you need to consider before giving your client any exercises if they have chronic shoulder subluxations
==> CLICK HERE to view part 1 on shoulder subluxation exercises
In the second part, I talked about three exercises that your client should do if they have chronic shoulder subluxations
==> CLICK HERE to view part 2 on shoulder subluxation exercises
Enjoy the video and please do a leave a comment below on any tips you have for working with a client with shoulder subluxations or exercises that you recommend.
==> CLICK HERE for the Two Exercises to Avoid If Your Client Has Chronic Shoulder Subluxations
P.S. – If you are a fitness professionals and are looking for a great understanding of shoulder injuries, increased confidence working shoulder injuries and exercises for shoulder injuries, I would recommend attending the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course.
==> CLICK HERE for the full outline for the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course
Rick Kaselj of Exercises For Injuries
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I am continuing on with the exercises for a client with chronic shoulder subluxations.
Pam, who is a Kinesiologist, asked me for a few exercises that she could give here client that has chronic shoulder subluxations. In the first shoulder subluxation video, I talked about what you need to address with the client before giving them any exercises. In the second video, I go through three exercises that I would give a client with chronic shoulder subluxations.
==> Click Here for the Three Exercise for Chronic Shoulder Subluxation Video
P.S. – If you are interest in more exercises for shoulder injuries, I would recommend attending the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder course.
==> Click here for the full outline for the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course .
Today, I have a video for you on shoulder subluxations and exercise.
I got a question from a reader of the Exercises for Injuries blog. She has a question about exercises for a client that has chronic shoulder subluxations.
In the course, Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder, I go through an extensive list of exercises that one can prescribe their client that has shoulder subluxations, shoulder instability and multidirectional shoulder instability.
=> Click here for more information on the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course.
Before you even start giving your client any exercises for their chronic shoulder subluxation, you need to do this:
Click Here for the Shoulder Subluxation Video
P.S. – Also, today is the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff teleseminar. I will be answering all the questions that Kinesiologists had about the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff webinar. We will see you on the call.
=> Click here for more details on the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff webinar.
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:
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.
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.
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.
- 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
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 .
- It is for Kinesiologist, Exercise Physiologists and Exercise Therapists
- 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
- 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
CKA/ACK Members: $60 (plus GST)
Full-time Kinesiology Students: $30 (plus GST)
Non-Members: $80 (plus 5% GST)
=> Click Here for Exercises for a Broken Collar Bone
I have been asked to give some feedback on how to rehab a shoulder.
I know this is no big deal.
I love the shoulder and it was one of my passions. Heck, I even did my Masters of Science project on rotator cuff rehabilitation exercises.
The information that I was given was the person fell off a chair and broke their collar bone.
A broken collar bone is not big deal. This is a very common injury but often times a poorly rehabilitated injury with the focus being on rest and not on returning the shoulder to optimal function or rehabilitating the shoulder in order to prevent a future shoulder injury.
A concern to me was the falling off a chair.
I asked if the person had been drinking?
She had been but she had been drinking apple juice.
I asked how old is she?
She is a 4 year old that fell out the kitchen chair and broke her collar bone. Her dad contacted me and asked if there were a few exercises I could give her.
The situation got me thinking.
I have never designed an exercise rehabilitation program for anyone that young. The big things that she needs to do is focus on shoulder movement and maintaining strength in the shoulder muscles. She can do this with no equipment and it can be done very easily every day.
What is the big deal about a broken collar bone at 4 years old?
When bones are broken at such a young age, they will heal fine but will the shoulder function over time. As I go through in Returning the Shoulder to Optimal Function Seminar, which is a one of the $299 gifts you get when you sign up for the Fitness & Rehab Newsletter. The collarbone plays a key role with any movements over head. It is best to do what you can to improve the movement early in the rehabilitation process, even if you are 4 years old.
In the below video I go through four movements that I would give her.
Enjoy the video and remember to leave a comment below on any tips you have that this four year old can use in order to rehabilitate her shoulder?
- Rick Kaselj
Here is a quick video that I did after teaching the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Upper Body courses (shoulder, low back, neck, elbow & wrist) in Vancouver, BC.
I got a great question about what do I look for when I am looking at a client’s scapula. Just like with everything, you can make it as complicated as you want but if I had to focus on the three most important keys, it would be the three in the video.
Please do leave your comments on the video below.
- Let me know what you disagree with?
- Let me know what do you looking for in your client’s scapula.
Oh, one mre thing. This weekend I am off to Regina, Saskatchewan to present to the Saskatchewan Kinesiology and Exercise Science Association (SKESA). On Saturday, at their Education Day, I will be talking about, “Buiding a Post Rehab Business.” Then on Sunday, I am presenting, Postural Assessment & Exercise prescription.
Have a great day.
Rick Kaselj
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