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Treatment of Shoulder Injury in the Overhead Athlete

April 13, 2020

TREATMENT OF SHOULDER INJURIES IN OVERHEAD ATHLETES Jason Bottoms, SPT Background Prior to starting physical therapy school, I worked as a physical therapy tech at a local outpatient orthopedic clinic. We saw a wide variety of patient populations and saw … Read more

Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Impingement in Overhead Athletes

April 4, 2014

Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Impingement in Overhead Athletes Susie Williams Overview Throwing athletes need full, unrestricted arm function to perform optimally in their sport1. The throwing shoulder in baseball players demands considerable attention in the orthopedic and sports medicine … Read more

Scapular Taping for Subacromial Impingement in Overhead Athletes

February 25, 2013

Scapular Taping for Subacromial Impingement in Overhead Athletes By Matthew Medlin Overview When I pitched for the Atlanta Braves (see above) I definitely struggled with subacomial impingement. In fact, subacromial impingement is the most common form of shoulder pathology in … Read more