I had a lot of pain in my right shoulder from impingement. The stretches and exercises in this book helped tremendously. The knowledge I gained on range of motion and adaptive shortening was what I needed. I now do a slightly different exercise routine but still use the same stretches.
Works Fast!:
This is a well-written, highly under-rated book on preventing or rehabilitating shoulder injuries. It helps if you have some anatomy background for understanding the how's and why's of shoulder injuries. Otherwise, just follow the advice and exercises.
I have used the exercises and yes, they work. Worth every penny. Doug Setter, BSc, author of Stomach Flattening
Outdated Info.:
Readers need to be aware that this book was written by a chiropractor over 18 years ago. While copies are still being printed, they are still 1st editions and thus contain info from the late 80's. If any new info is added, then its called a 2nd edition, which there isn't one yet. This is NOT good if one is looking for the latest rotator cuff treatments because medical information is constantly changing all the time as new studies are done. Case in point, this book does not include the sidelying... more info
excellent book:
I started doing the rehabilitation routine for the internal rotator cuff, after figuring out that my problem WAS an internal rotator injury, from the thorough description of the function of both internal and external cuffs. I got relief almost from the first exercises. Before getting the book, I had constant pain, day and night. I don't like drugging myself with pain killers, and I usually can control pain well. But I couldn't even rest. I had to hold my elbow when walking. It was pathetic. I consider the... more info
