Shoulder Exercises
October 25, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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Strengthening the muscles which move and stabilize the shoulder joint can be an important part of preventing shoulder injuries. It is important to include stretching and to focus on all of the muscles of the shoulder with a balanced program.
Assignment Part 1 – Athletic Strengthening – Injury Prevention
Look through the exercises on these websites and choose 6 exercises which can can be performed at home, using household items or Therabands, to strengthen the shoulder joint. Try performing them and then describe how to perform them on your organizer.
Swimming is one activity which requires an athlete to strengthen the shoulder muscles to prevent injuries. The following website has exercises to strengthen the shoulder to prevent injury:
http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=1645&mid=702&ItemId=700
The following website has many exercises to strengthen the muscles of the shoulder.
Ace Fitness – Shoulder Exercises:
http://www.acefitness.org/acefit/fitness_programs_exercise_library_list.aspx?bodypart=8
Assignment Part 2 – Injury Rehabilitation
Look through the rehabilitation exercises and choose 6 exercises which can can be performed at home, using household items or Therabands, to rehabilitate the shoulder joint. Try performing them and then describe how to perform them on your organizer.
The following 2 websites have treatment plan exercises for rehabilitation strengthening of the shoulder after a surgery or injury.
http://orthoinfo.org/PDFs/Rehab_Shoulder_5.pdf
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00067
Shoulder Assignment
October 3, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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Turn in your work at the end of class.
The shoulder chapter can be accessed here