Open AccessAddressing Posterior Shoulder Tightness in the Athletic Population
Author(s) -
Melissa Corrao,
Morey J. Kolber,
Stanley Wilson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
strength and conditioning journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1533-4295
pISSN - 1524-1602
DOI - 10.1519/ssc.0b013e3181c2a828
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , posterior shoulder , etiology , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , population , medicine , psychological intervention , surgery , pathology , psychiatry , environmental health
POSTERIOR SHOULDER TIGHTNESS (PST) IS A COMMON IMPAIRMENT IMPLICATED IN THE ETIOLOGY OF SHOULDER PAIN. INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS HAVE A PREDILECTION FOR PST, THUS INTERVENTIONS TO MITIGATE SUCH TIGHTNESS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS COLUMN PRESENTS EXERCISES TO ADDRESS PST APPLICABLE TO THE ASYMPTOMATIC AND INJURED POPULATION.
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