Mentoring Minutes: Neck Pain and Shoulder Position
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Did you know that 4 out of 5 patients improved their neck pain drastically by passively elevating their scapulas and unloading the shoulders? Great for the acute, irritable patient. In today’s episode of Mentoring Minutes, Dr. Marshall Lemoine will be discussing how you can apply this unloading technique in the clinic!
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Van Dillen LR, McDonnell MK, Susco TM, Sahrmann SA. The immediate effect of passive scapular elevation on symptoms with active neck rotation in patients with neck pain. Clin J Pain. 2007 Oct;23(8):641-7. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318125c5b6. PubMed PMID: 17885341.
With the scapulae passively elevated, patients reported a significant and immediate decrease in symptoms with right and left neck rotation.
Mentoring Minutes: Rotator cuff Rehab
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A large population suffers from rotator cuff tendon problems. Research shows that 13% of people over the age of 50 and up to 50% of people over the age of 80 will have rotator cuff pathology. What are the factors that help you determine whether a patient will get better after surgery? In today’s episode of Mentoring Minutes, Dr. Michael Wong will be discussing prognostic factors for successful recovery after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair!
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The newest Mentoring Minutes get posted on Facebook every Monday. If you are not on Facebook, you can find most of our videos on YouTube. See you next week!
Fermont AJ, Wolterbeek N, Wessel RN, Baeyens JP, de Bie RA. Prognostic factors for recovery after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a prognostic study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Aug;24(8):1249-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.04.013. PubMed PMID: 26189806.
A systematic review found that there are many factors that will determine who will do better with surgery: demographic, clinical, cuff integrity, and surgical procedure.
Mentoring Minutes: GIRD - Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit
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In today’s video, we will be looking at GIRD - Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit. Watch the video below to see why it is important to encompass whole shoulder mobility as well as strength!