PT Volunteer 6/14/12

• unilateral vs symetrical pain
• palpating the spine?
• upper traps on fire with shoulder injuries, protects the shoulder
• stretch muscles along scapula to loosen the shoulder joint in order to manipulate humerus head and manipulate the deep labrum
• joint mobilization - physically pushes the humerus head inside the glenoid fossa to stretch labrum and muscles
• muscle grade system
• 5 strong perfect uninjured
• 4 + motion w/ resistance
• 4 motion with some resistance
• 4- motion but breaks under resistance
• 3 motion w/out resistance
• creative ways to exercise quad w/out leg extension?
• dry needling - trigger point therapy
• laxity? - loose ligaments