Shoulder Injury
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Shoulder Injury Prevention
Prevention of shoulder injury includes:
Avoid activities that require repetitive motion of the shoulder.
Warm up properly before
exercise
.
Perform shoulder stretches:
Stretch before and after
exercise
.
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Shoulder Injury Underlying Cause
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Last Updated: Jul 29, 2008
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Shoulder Injury References:
Altchek DW, Levinson M.Shoulder injury in the throwing athlete. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2000 Nov;11(4):745-54.
Moynes DR. Prevention of injury to the shoulder through exercises and therapy. Clin Sports Med. 1983 Jul;2(2):413-22.
Safran MR. Nerve injury about the shoulder in athletes, part 1: suprascapular nerve and axillary nerve. Am J Sports Med. 2004 Apr-May;32(3):803-19.
Wollman S. Patient education series. Sprains and strains. Nursing. 2003 Sep;33(9):47.
