Shoulder Series Part 1 – Your Diagnosis is Not as Important as You Think it is
- May 26, 2017
- 1 min read
Your shoulder diagnosis (injury) is what is causing your pain at the moment BUT what is MORE IMPORTANT is the MULTIFACTORIAL CAUSES of the injury.
What I mean by this is, it is expected that your PAIN will gradually reside once the injured tissues start to heal. This is your brain letting your body know that it is safe to move again.
However, if you didn’t address ALL of the CAUSES of the injury i.e. shoulder posture, thoracic posture, flexibility/mobility issues, weak dynamic stabilisers, muscle imbalances, cervical issues, movement patterns, your injury will simply flare up again and the pain will return!
You could have shoulder bursitis, rotator cuff tears, impingement, subluxation, bony spurs… None of these matters if you don’t identify and treat the causes.
Stay tuned for more exercises on how to manage your shoulder pain!
Excellent article. I really like how Dr. Alex Ewart explains the importance of addressing the root causes behind shoulder pain instead of focusing only on the diagnosis itself. Dan Daly’s breakdown of his own return to sprint swimming also makes this much more relatable for competitive swimmers dealing with recurring shoulder issues.
For anyone interested in a deeper practical example of rehab, mobility work, and returning to high-intensity swimming, I’d also recommend this article from Dan Daly
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