Immobilization is commonly performed after acute first time shoulder dislocations. The goal of immobilization is to protect the shoulder and allow healing in an attempt to minimize recurrent instability down the road, which isn’t uncommon.
Unfortunately, once you dislocate your … Read more >
The latest Inner Circle webinar recording on How Rehab Differs Between Traumatic and Atraumatic Shoulder Instability is now available.
This month’s Inner Circle webinar is on How Rehab Differs Between Traumatic … Read more >
Several years ago, when Eric Cressey and I released Optimal Shoulder Performance, I discussed the Beighton Laxity Scale and how I use it to determine the amount of laxity that individuals may possess. This is just one of the … Read more >
For this short holiday week, I have a guest post from my Friend and frequent contributor, Dan Lorenz. This time, Dan talks about a couple of recent studies that assess the success of nonoperative treatment following anterior shoulder dislocations over … Read more >
A recent guest post from Dan Lorenz discussed immobilizing the shoulder in a position of external rotation following an anterior dislocation. While this concept appears counterintuitive at first glance, there is enough evidence now to support the use of … Read more >
Today’s post comes from Dan Lorenz, MS, PT, ATC/L, CSCS. Dan is a graduate of the sports physical therapy fellowship at Duke University and is currently a sports medicine specialist at Providence Medical Center. He has great experience with a … Read more >