Shoulder Pain- A Motor Control Problem?

When does motor control come into play when someone has persistent shoulder pain? 

Is it soft tissue related, a joint problem, or a neuromuscular repatterning issue? 

Or something else? 

How does our nervous system adjust? 

In this episode, we talk about the multiple sources of this person’s shoulder pain and how retraining his arm lift was the key to his recovery.

And we mean retraining, the right way.

A glance at this episode:

• [7:27] Assessing symptoms associated with cycling

• [8:47] The brachial plexus and its connection to hip pain

• [12:57] Manual therapy for the shoulder? 

• [16:25] Drivers of this dominant postural pattern

• [18:49] Mechanics of the shoulder joint

• [23:52] Recovering the superior glide, why it's necessary

• [28:49] Repatterning optimal shoulder movement 

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript