Connecting with success stories comes easy on our new Facebook Fan page. Accelerate PT on Facebook Professional ice skater, Ryan Gutzmer, made an astounding recovery from a shoulder injury. He sent us this link to witness his return to the big time. Ryan was raised in Arvada, and now travels the world as an...
Exercise is often prescribed as a means to assist in the healing process. In fact, at each stage of recovery, activities should be carried out to effect a change in the status of the involved part, the adjacent and even more distant body regions. Generalized conditioning programs assist all physical therapists to accomplish faster...
What is Shoulder Impingement? Impingement refers to mechanical compression and/or wear of the rotator cuff tendons. The rotator cuff is actually a series of four muscles connecting the scapula (shoulder blade) to the humeral head (upper part of the shoulder joint.) The rotator cuff is important in maintaining the humeral head within the glenoid...