The definitive guide to neck and shoulder pain when pressing overhead.
Neck pain, Shoulder pain, overhead pressing, Abnormal posture, Posture Dr. Tom Biggart Neck pain, Shoulder pain, overhead pressing, Abnormal posture, Posture Dr. Tom Biggart

The definitive guide to neck and shoulder pain when pressing overhead.

Pain in the shoulder(s) and/or neck when pressing overhead is a common complaint. Is overhead pressing dangerous?

Should you avoid it at all costs like synthetic butter alternatives?

Butter alternatives. Yes.

Overhead pressing. No. 

Why do so many people have difficulty pressing overhead and why are some people scared off from ever doing it?

There are reasons why people struggle to press overhead. We will discuss them and show you how to overcome them to press pain-free.

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5 best ways to improve shoulder pain.
Abnormal posture, EBM Fitness Solutions, Personal training, Physical Therapy, Posture, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder pain, Thoracic hypomobility, Thoracic spine, Neck pain Dr. Tom Biggart Abnormal posture, EBM Fitness Solutions, Personal training, Physical Therapy, Posture, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder pain, Thoracic hypomobility, Thoracic spine, Neck pain Dr. Tom Biggart

5 best ways to improve shoulder pain.

These ideas work best for chronic shoulder pain. If you recently hurt your shoulder, I would not start messing with these strategies unless you have been evaluated and they are indicated for your rehab.

All of the strategies will have multiple videos to help guide you through the process. These are strategies I have used with both clients and patients to not just manage but ultimately resolve their shoulder pain.

I am going to go over each in more detail, but the 5 strategies are:

  1. Thoracic mobility - if the t-spine lacks mobility the shoulder and neck try to compensate.

  2. Assisted range of motion (ROM) - if your ROM is limited, use something to help assess and improve your ability to move the shoulder and arm.

  3. Supine exercises - this position helps utilize improved thoracic mobility, supports the body and makes controlling shoulder movements easier.

  4. Rows - rows are shoulder-friendly and most people do not do enough of them - especially those who have shoulder pain.

  5. Isometrics - learning how you can engage the muscles around the shoulder is key to managing pain. These are way harder than they look.

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How does posture get so messed up?
EBM Fitness Solutions, Physical Therapy, Rehab, Posture, Abnormal posture, Shoulder pain, Neck pain Dr. Tom Biggart EBM Fitness Solutions, Physical Therapy, Rehab, Posture, Abnormal posture, Shoulder pain, Neck pain Dr. Tom Biggart

How does posture get so messed up?

When I first started as a Physical Therapist, I used to get nervous any time one of my patients came in with any neck diagnosis.

I mean, its the neck. I could snap their spinal cord and the person would never be the same after that. 

Now, that is not true at all, but that is what I thought. What a weirdo.

Once I worked with some of these patients, I started to realize there were commonalities to most of my patients. Once we fixed a few underlying issues, they got better.

Almost 100% of them.

After awhile, I started to look forward to treating any neck issue because the outcomes I was getting were so good.

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