Muscle Testing for Weight Training Shoulder Injuries (SWIS Education Series - Vol. 54)

The "Muscle Testing for Weight Training Shoulder Injuries" is an edited transcript of a presentation delivered at the International Weight-Training Injury Symposium.

This book reviews basic principles subjective testing and objective assessment of the shoulder and upper extremities.

It also reviews how to assess different shoulder muscles in a step-by-step format making it quick and easily to determine if there are any dysfunctions in the shoulder, limiting someone’s full ability.

Finally it reviews various treatment methods and some helpful tips for decreasing shoulder pain.

The bonus section of the seminar was a question and answer period where members of the audience could ask specific questions about musculoskeletal problems with the shoulder. Pictures of the various assessment postures are also included. Presentation notes are also included.

Specific Topics Include:

Assessing How Someone Moves their Arms

Testing the Serratus Anterior

Testing the Subclavius

Steps when Testing the Serratus Anterior

Steps when Testing the Subclavius

Interpreting Results: Serratus Anterior and Subclavius

Palpating Trigger Points of the Upper Trapezius

Testing the Deltoid Muscles

Acromiococlavicular Joint and Shoulder Pain

Steps when Testing the Deltoid Muscles

Interpreting Results: Deltoid Muscles

Taping the Shoulder

Isometric Exercises for the Shoulder

Muscle Testing the Rotator Cuff Muscles

Testing the Subscapularis

Testing the Infraspinatus

Defining Trigger Points

Steps when Testing the Subscapularis and Infraspinatus

Interpreting Results: Rotator Cuff Muscles

Stressing a Patients Area of Pain

Setting Exercise Parameters

Testing the Supraspinatus

Question and Answers