How To Easily Release Shoulder Tension
Shoulder tension may result from sitting at a desk, overuse, stress, and sleeping in an incorrect position. We tend to hold a lot of stress in our shoulders and in return hunch over or make a lot of postural changes throughout the day. In this article, you will find out if your shoulders affect your…
Why is Shoulder Stability Important?
Why the shoulder blades are crucial for stability in our shoulder and how the rotator cuff helps. What Is Shoulder Stability? Often when talking about stability in your shoulder people mention the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a series of 4 muscles and does play a big part when it comes to stability. However,…
What is the proper posture for sitting at a desk all day?
Sometimes it can surprise us how the smallest things in life can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing a heavy bag on the same shoulder every day, or the terrible posture you have from work, but so desperately want to get rid of. That’s right… it all adds up. Today we’ll be going…
3 Common Causes Of Hip Pain and How To Solve It
This month, I’m focusing on a common problem that we treat here at Preferred Physical Therapy. HIP PAIN! Have YOU given up on finding a solution for your hip pain? When a patient describes their pain as either: A. “… pain radiating down the front of the leg.” B. “… pain in front of the…
Can Bad Posture Cause Shoulder Pain?
Can Shoulder Pain Be From Bad Posture? Sometimes, it can surprise us how the smallest things in life can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing that heavy bag on the same shoulder every day, or that terrible posture that began at work, but so desperately want to get rid of. That’s right… it…
This Is One Of the Most Common Shoulder Injuries
This is one of the most common shoulder injuries we see here in my clinic. The shoulder has the greatest movements of all the joints in the body and the rotator cuff is a set of muscles that supports these movements. There are only 3 ligaments in the shoulder that allow this high range of…
Is My Shoulder Pain Coming From My Posture?
Sometimes, it can surprise us how the smallest things in life can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing that heavy bag on the same shoulder every day, or that terrible posture that began at work, but so desperately want to get rid of. That’s right… it all adds up. Today I’ll be going…
Your Routine May Be Causing Your Shoulder Pain
Often times it can be hard to see what you’re doing wrong in your habits because, well, it’s your lifestyle. Your daily routine is so uniform to you that it can become second nature to read before bed, play around on your tablet or go for that game of golf on Friday night. What If…
Posture Isn’t That Important… Right?
In the past, whenever I heard someone say “posture is important” or “you can do damage if you sit or stand incorrectly”, I honestly wouldn’t pay attention to it. There’s nothing worse than being ‘nagged’ to “Stand up straight” or “stop slouching!…” There are some instances where it just can’t be helped. As many others…
Why Your Neck Pain Isn’t Caused by “Stress”
Recently I had received an email from someone concerned about his neck. He told me that his neck has always been a bit “sore” but he shrugged it off and never thought much of it. But for the past few days he finds that when he wakes up in the morning, it’s becoming painful to…
