Therapists often assess and compare patients’ postures to an orthopedic ideal. However, it has been shown that what some physiotherapists (and the vast majority of the public) would consider good posture, may not necessarily be linked to better health outcomes.[i] For example, a person who is a manual wheelchair [...]
Shoulder labral tears are very common but often go undetected. That’s because the shoulder labrum doesn’t need to be fully intact to have a pain-free and fully functional shoulder. That said, shoulder labral tears can cause painful popping in the shoulder joint, decreased strength and endurance in the shoulder [...]
Rotator cuff tear injuries are one of the most common types of shoulder injury. They can occur both acutely and from chronic stresses to the shoulder. Significant pain and disability in the shoulder joint can result from these types of injuries. In this article, we look at the shoulder [...]
When you are falling, your automatic reaction is to straighten your arms to “cushion” or “break” the fall. This instinct serves as a way to protect the head and face from making contact with the ground. However, with this type of reaction, a fall onto outstretched hand (FOOSH) injury [...]
