Shoulder Injuries and Weight Training : Reducing Your Risk

by Humphreys, Cynthia L.

• ISBN13: 9781552100134
• ISBN10: 1552100138
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This book takes the mystery out of training-related shoulder pain. You will learn how the shoulder joint works and why it is so vulnerable to injury, what causes shoulder pain, how to modify or eliminate many common weight training movements that put the shoulder at risk.

Table of Contents

Anatomy of the Shoulder	p. 5
Bony Anatomy of the Shoulder Joint	p. 7
Anatomy of the Soft Tissues of the Shoulder	p. 7
The "Roof" of the Shoulder	p. 9
The Scapulothoracic Joint	p. 9
Muscle Function	p. 9
The Rotator Cuff	p. 10
Muscles of the Scapulothoracic Joint	p. 12
Shoulder Injuries Common In Weight Training	p. 13
Instability	p. 13
Impingement	p. 15
Long-Term Effects of Impingement	p. 18
Overhauling Your Workout to Prevent Shoulder Injury	p. 19
Modifying Common Exercises That Promote Injury	p. 19
Modifying Movements that Promote Instability	p. 20
Modifying Movements that Promote Impingement	p. 24
Decreasing the Risk of Shoulder Injury	p. 28
Strengthening Exercises to Promote Shoulder Stability and Muscular Balance	p. 28
Lying Reverse Flyes	p. 31
30-degree Dumbell Raises	p. 33
Prone Dumbell Rows	p. 35
Pressups	p. 36
Pushups "With A Plus"	p. 37
What About Stretching?	p. 39
Conclusion	p. 44
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