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A Fresh Look at Myotome Testing: A Key to Unlocking Better Shoulder Results

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Myotome testing is often seen as a necessary, but not always insightful element, of a shoulder assessment. It’s easy to fall into the trap of seeing myotome testing as optional for the shoulder patient — especially if there doesn’t seem to be any suspected radicular or peripheral neuropathic indications from the patient history. Do you …

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The often overlook cause of shoulder pain.

An often overlooked cause of shoulder pain

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Treating painful shoulders can be tricky and there is an often overlooked cause of shoulder pain. When we’re dealing with a painful shoulder and we see a loss of overhead movement, it’s easy to focus our attention on the glenohumeral joint. We may jump to mobilizing the shoulder joint to improve joint biomechanics. The scapula …

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Mistakes to Avoid with Exercise Prescription

The 2 Mistakes To Avoid With Exercise Prescription (& the Surprising Solution)

Patient Care, Patient Motivation, Treatment /

Therapeutic exercise. It’s a staple of a physiotherapist’s toolbox. No other intervention has as much research supporting it. As movement clinicians, we know this. That’s why we’re always keen to learn a new exercise or identify a fresh twist on the tried and true exercises. Prescribing the right exercise is important, but there are two …

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