Ep 156 – The Shoulder: Steps to Success with Jo Gibson
Episode description
💭” Exercise is always central to what I do and will be based on symptom modification if I can change it.’’ - Jo Gibson
Our guest, Jo Gibson is an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist working at Rehab4Performance in Liverpool, UK and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Liverpool Hope University. She previously worked as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit where she worked as a Shoulder Specialist for 27 years. Jo lectures nationally and Internationally about assessment and rehabilitation of people with shoulder problems. She has co-authored national guidelines for the management of different shoulder pathologies, presented original research at many National and International conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals and written several book chapters. She is a Consultant to several elite sports team providing advice and guidance on the rehabilitation of shoulder injuries and return to sport.
📚You will learn about:
The role of special tests
What to look for in the assessment
The role of imaging and when to refer out
Improvement tests and how they guide treatment
The influence of the kinetic chain on shoulder pain
The neck’s influence on shoulder conditions
Assessing and managing shoulder stiffness, tears, and irritability, and much more.
🔎 Jo Gibson’s resources of information:
Frozen Shoulder: Present and Future by Filip Struyf PhD
The Shoulder: Theory and Practice by Jeremy Lewis and Cesar Fernandez-de-las-penas
Jo Gibson’s free resources: podcasts and Facebook
Social Media:
💻LinkedIn: Jo Gibson
🐦 Twitter: @ShoulderGeek1
📸Instagram: shouldergeek1
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