Jared PowellAug 20, 20193 minShoulder pain rehabilitation - it takes time!!One of the first questions a person with shoulder pain will ask you (physical therapist) is, "HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET BETTER"? This...
Jared PowellAug 12, 20192 minThe rotator cuff tear... Information for clinician and patient alike.The holy grail of shoulder pain. Pain related to the rotator cuff will be evident in up to 80% of people who present with a painful...
Jared PowellJul 15, 20181 minHot off the press! Does muscle spasm play a role in frozen shoulder??This very recent study has demonstrated that some people with frozen shoulder actually have significantly more movement when under a...
Jared PowellJul 11, 20181 minShoulder strengthening is as good as surgery for rotator cuff painhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23836479 A well conducted Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2013 investigated how supervised...
Jared PowellJul 11, 20181 minDoes Frozen Shoulder get better naturally in a specific time frame? This systematic review suggests For many years the clinical dogma in frozen shoulder has been no matter what you do, after 30 months your shoulder will be better. This...
Jared PowellJul 11, 20181 minThe importance of education in Frozen ShoulderThis is a quality study conducted in 2014 that showed supervised exercise by a physiotherapist in a cohort of people with frozen shoulder...
Jared PowellJul 11, 20181 minAre all rotator cuff tears painful?This is a very interesting study exploring the proportion of people in a population who have a rotator cuff tear. The results clearly...
Jared PowellMay 9, 20162 minWill a cortisone injection 'fix' your shoulder pain?Cortisone injections are very popular in musculoskeletal medicine for all types of conditions. Specifically at the shoulder, sub-acromial...
Jared PowellMay 9, 20161 minCan strengthening work in Frozen Shoulder?A very promising study has demonstrated rotator cuff strengthening can reduce pain and improve function in a population of people with...