My third shoulder warm up tip is to establish a routine for doing your shoulder warm ups.
To be effective shoulder warm up exercises need to be done regularly. So get into a set routine to help ensure that you do the exercises before you start physical activity.
For example, perform them just before you go on the tennis court, or in the dressing room as part of your dressing routine.
You could even do these shoulder exercises everyday before household chores like ironing.
The important thing is to build the exercises into a routine so you do do them regularly, not just once in a blue moon!
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Like the previous second shoulder warm up exercises, this exercise takes just two minutes to perform, but can help you prevent shoulder injury.
Shoulder Warm-Up Exercise 3
- With each arm, go through the movement of throwing a ball for 1 minute
- Increase the speed of the movement as your comfort level increases.
This shoulder exercise will allow the muscles to begin to contract and relax as the increased blood flow warms the fibers of the muscles.
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As I explained in my last post, Shoulder warm up exercises need not take more than a few minutes to perform. My second shoulder exercise takes less than two minutes.
Shoulder Warm-Up Exercise 2
- Gently swing each arm in a circle forwards then backwards for 1 minute.
- Increase the size of your circle as you get more comfortable with the movement.
This shoulder exercise helps to lubricate the shoulder joints in preparation for more strenuous activity.
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Shoulder warm up exercises need not take more than 5 minutes. The exact type of exercises can be tailored to your specific activity, but the following exercise is a good starting point to decrease your risk of shoulder injury.
Shoulder Warm-Up Exercise 1
- Place your arms at your sides
- shake them gently as though you were shaking water off your hands for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
The small movements in this easy exercise will work to get the blood flowing to the shoulder area and help prevent injury to the shoulder.
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Benefits of Shoulder Warm-Up Exercises
Understanding the benefits of shoulder warm-up exercises will make it much more likely that you will actually do the exercises.
By warming up the shoulder joints before participating in any kind of sporting activity, playing a musical instrument or even doing heavy housework such as sweeping, mopping or vacuuming we can help prevent an unnecessary shoulder injury.
Warming up the joints in our bodies circulates the blood which helps the muscles, tendons and ligaments to function more effectively.
Warm up exercises
Warm up exercises need not take more than 5 minutes. The exact type of exercises can be tailored to your specific activity.
The shoulder exercises I will give you over the following few days will get you warming up the shoulders prior to physical activity with decreased risk for injury.
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Whether you have experienced a shoulder injury in the past or not, it is important to ensure this vital part of our body continues to serve us well in the future.
Just like a car the shoulder will eventually wear down. One day our shoulders may become too worn to perform such simple tasks as lifting a fork, or throwing a ball.
There are some things we can do to keep our shoulders in the best possible shape. First thing that I recommend is doing a few minutes of shoulder warm up exercises before undertaking sports and other physical activities.
I'll give you quick and easy examples of these shoulder warm up exercises in my next blog posts.
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We use our shoulders hundreds of times each day without thinking about the complex workings of the shoulder joint.
Then one day we reach up to pull something down from the shelf or we reach out to catch a ball and the pain surges through our shoulder with such intensity it stops us in our tracks. At that point we finally pay attention to the joint we use and abuse daily.
Warming up the shoulder joints before participating in any kind of physical or can help prevent an unnecessary shoulder injury. Warming up the joints in our bodies circulates the blood which helps the muscles, tendons and ligaments to function more effectively.
Over the next few days I will provide you with shoulder warm-up tips and exercises.
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As I explained in my last post, often symptoms of rotator cuff tears appear slowly. The pain is often mild at first and gradually builds up.
If, however, the rotator cuff snaps suddenly because of a fall or fracture, one can usually feel the snapping of the muscle and an instantaneous weakening of the arm.
Acute pain is felt in such cases and you should get treatment immediately and it may require rotator cuff surgery.
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Rotator cuff tear symptoms usually show up slowly. Pain may be really mild at first and gradually increases.
The pain is usually felt at the front of your shoulder and spreads down the arm. Mild shoulder pains are often ignored and treated with over the counter prescriptions. However, in the case of rotator cuff tear, the pain gradually increases and is felt even with very little activity or at rest. Treatment and even rotator cuff surgery may be required.
You might feel pain while lying down on the affected side. Stiffness and consequent loss of
motion result.
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Do you suffer from shoulder pain?
If so I have written over 100 articles about shoulder pain. As a shoulder specialist I see shoulder pain suffers everyday. I also write about shoulder pain in national magazines and train other therapist in how to treat shoulder injuries. This really is invaluable information and advice.
The articles cover:
You can find all 100 shoulder pain articles by clicking on the link below:
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Thank you for the fantastic response to my first shoulder exercise videos. So many people said the videos helped to relieve their shoulder pain. I’m really delighted to have been able to help.
These short videos show exactly how to do quick and simple exercises to relieve shoulder pain. You simply watch and follow along.
If your shoulder is painful do watch these videos. I’ve put together 3 simple and easy exercises videos at the link below. They really will help to kickstart your shoulder pain relief. Click the link below:
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I have just flown out to Italy to work as the Ghana Ski Team physical therapist.
Yes you did read it right, Ghana, and they have one very talented skier called Kwame. He is training out in Italy so I'm out there doing loads of hard work to help prevent skiing injuries and keep Kwame in top form for the Winter Olympics.
It's not all work I'm going to the gym, skiing every day, eating great food and having a great time.
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I am seeing an increasing number of people coming in with symptoms spreading from the shoulder to the neck to the head. Often this can cause migraine or headaches.
As soon as the neck goes into spasm, or becomes stiff, it puts pressure on the nerves and blood vessels around the back of the base of the skull. This can in turn lead to headaches and migraines.
The problem is that when the shoulder becomes dirupted, the muscles around the neck get tight, and this influences the neck. Most of the muscles of the neck either attach to the shoulder blade, or attach around the shoulder. Hence shoulder pain and migraines can be quite closely linked.
I recommend simple shoulder exercises and shoulder massage to reduce shoulder and neck tension and help prevent migraine or headaches.
For further information please click on the following links:
Shoulder Exercises
Shoulder Massage
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It is far too easy to put up with the pain and inconvenience of a sore shoulder. But the fact is it won't get better on its own!!
Make your New Year's Resolution to do some simple shoulder stretches to relieve your pain. Then move onto doing shoulder exercises for a few minutes each day until your shoulder pain is gone. Then continue with shoulder strengthening exercises to make sure your shoulder stay pain free.
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I'd like to wish all my readers a very Happy New Year.
I hope that you have found my blog helpful throughout 2009 and that you are continuing to use my shoulder exercises and shoulder pain videos to relieve your shoulder.
Kind Regards,
Tim
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In my last post I talked about the benefits of shoulder massage to relieve shoulder pain. Most professional shoulder pain treatment involves massage, but you can also use massage yourself at home to relieve your pain.
You can get a professional to teach you massage techniques that you can use at home, but by following these basic guidelines you can massage your own shoulders:
Shoulder Pain Self-Massage Technique
- Start by massaging the small band of muscles at the base of your skull.
- Next grab and squeeze your trapezius muscles, then pull and knead the muscles around the top of your shoulder blade, base of your neck and on your back.
- End off by kneading first the one side of your neck and then the other.
Don’t forget that massage should be avoided if the shoulder pain is caused by inflammation of the shoulder joint.
For further information about shoulder massage and exercises please see the links below:
Shoulder Massage To Relieve Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain Exercises
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Shoulder Massage can help reduce shoulder pain and provide many other health benefits. If you visit a therapist shoulder massage is likely to be part of your treatment. Shoulder exercises are another important part of shoulder pain treatment.
Massage therapy provides many benefits for shoulder pain. Massage helps relieve stress which may be contributing to the shoulder pain. Massage also helps to increase the range of motion and the circulation to the area which in turn helps to speed up the healing process.
Massage is a suitable and natural treatment for most shoulder conditions but it should be avoided if the shoulder pain is caused by inflammation of the joint.
For further information about shoulder massage and exercise please see the links below:
Shoulder Massage to Relieve Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain Exercises
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When the shoulder becomes inflamed pressure may be placed on the nerves causing pain and injury. Reducing inflammation helps to reduce this pressure and relieves the shoulder pain.
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Prescription anti-inflammatory drugs may be able to reduce inflammation but they often have side effects, such as stomach irritation. Natural anti-inflammatories are kinder to your body and can be easily obtained through your supermarket, health store or pharmacist.
Laser Treatment
Shoulder Pain Laser Treatment that I mentioned in my last post is another natural way to relieve Shoulder Inflammation
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If you are suffering from shoulder pain it might be worth considering laser treatment.
Low-level laser therapy is a natural way to reduce shoulder inflammation.
You can have this done by a physical therapist for a few minutes a couple of times a week to relieve acute inflammation.
I use laser therapy with patient in my clinics regularly and it really does work. Laser treatment is non-invasive, and helps reduce the need for surgery or drugs. It has anti-inflammatory actions and also helps to increase the rate of healing.
For further information about Shoulder Pain Laser Treatment and shoulder inflammation please see the links below:
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If you are looking for a natural remedy for reduce shoulder pain you could consider trying some natural anti-inflammatories that come in the form of foods, supplements, herbs or other natural treatments. Shoulder pain is often be caused by inflammation so if you relieve the inflammation you reduce the pain.
Omega 3 is a great natural anti-inflammatory and you could also try bioflavonoids and Glucosamine sulphate which can be found at your local health store or drug store.
Ice therapy
Another natural method to reduce shoulder inflammation is ice therapy. Using an ice pack on your shoulder for a few minutes at a time regularly can help to reduce inflammation.
Other natural shoulder treatments
Other natural treatments range from using Shea butter to having low level laser therapy.
Shoulder Exercise
Perhaps the best natural remedy for shoulder pain is shoulder exercises and rehabilitation.
For further information about Natural Remedies for Shoulder Pain please see the links below:
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