ericbeard.com » rotator cuff injuries http://ericbeard.com Corrective Exercise, Human Movement, Posture, Success and Personal Development Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:44:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Full Length DVD Content FREE Here! Corrective Exercise and More! http://ericbeard.com/2011/04/19/full-length-dvd-content-free-here-corrective-exercise-and-more/ http://ericbeard.com/2011/04/19/full-length-dvd-content-free-here-corrective-exercise-and-more/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:17:15 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=897 Happy Tuesday!

I now have the privilege of uploading videos to YouTube that are longer than 15 minutes. I am guessing that I have passed a certain number of uploads and maintained a positive status with You Tube. So basically I have not uploaded any iphone videos of a Bruins broadcast or anything like that. I did recently post a series of videos on You Tube giving a basic overview of the OPT Model over the course of five videos. Visit my YouTube channel if you want to see them http://youtube.com/theericbeard. You probably notice that I have been investing my time outside of my blog lately I logged in last week to post and spent an hour fixing the typos in my last post. Sheesjh! What a stinker! My apologies for letting that go out. The content was good but what a mess! So that is fit for public consumption and worth a peak when you have time

More importantly is that I uploaded an entire DVD of mine to You Tube. It is finishing processing right now. The DVD is actually the prologue installment for my DVD series Secrets and Staples of Training the Athletic Shoulder. (of course available at http://athleticshoulder.com ) it is 54 minutes long and has some greta stuff in it if I do say so myself. Please watch it and let me know what you think! I am confident that you will find it helpful.

Thanks for reading!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
AthleticShoulder.com
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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2011/04/19/full-length-dvd-content-free-here-corrective-exercise-and-more/feed/ 0 Did Steve Strasburg have the G.I.R.D. and Could His Injury Have Been Prevented? http://ericbeard.com/2010/08/28/did-steve-strasburg-have-the-g-i-r-d-and-could-his-injury-have-been-prevented/ http://ericbeard.com/2010/08/28/did-steve-strasburg-have-the-g-i-r-d-and-could-his-injury-have-been-prevented/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:01:01 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=758 I am not a Washington Nationals fan. I am a Boston Red Sox fan to be exact but I hate to see injuries like this, on any level. The story is out all over the major media outlets that Steve Strasburg, the next prodigy of professional baseball has suffered an injury to his ulna collateral ligament and will most likely require Tommy John Surgery to repair the damage.

Pundits from all walks of sports and sports medicine, including ex Red Sox, Curt Schilling have commented on who is to blame and why the injury occurred. Was he rushed to the majors? Allowed to pitch too many innings over his your career? Or were the basics of human movement ignored yet again?

Schilling narrates down bio-mechanical breakdowns in his delivery on n ESPN segment that I found and I actually found some good insights to build off of.
The back elbow opens up too much here...
His right shoulder does not internally rotate properly. This leads to the elbow extension during the early cocking phase.

Pitching Cycle Breakdown

His back side hip needs some help too.

When the shoulder does not internally rotate properly players develop excessive external rotation and during the follow through there is an extreme increase in forces transferred to the medial elbow, particularly the ulna ligament.
His right hip does not appear to internally rotate as well and maybe not even extend. This will wear down the cartilage in the hip which can lead to arthritis and even tears in the labrum, just ask Mike Lowell and Alex Rodriguez about that.

Mike need some help what his hip and some dorsiflexion!

Did he have the hip rotation he needed before surgery???

Ouch! Poor kid...

I hope these basic stretches and mobilizations were included in Starsburg’s corrective program, if indeed he was on one.

Let’s look to improve the quality of care and injury prevention our athletes, friends and families receive.

Thanks for reading.

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
AthleticShoulder.com
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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2010/08/28/did-steve-strasburg-have-the-g-i-r-d-and-could-his-injury-have-been-prevented/feed/ 2 Upper Extremity Reach Range of Motion Assessments http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/19/upper-extremity-reach-range-of-motion-assessments/ http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/19/upper-extremity-reach-range-of-motion-assessments/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:58:43 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=637 A video of upper extremity reach assessments. Do I need some corrective exercise?

Eric Beard

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Corrective Exercise Specialist

AthleticShoulder.com
RangeOfMotionWorkshop.com

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The kids were appreciative and hard working. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I look forward to sharing more about this experience with you over the next few days! I have to get some sleep b/c I am teaching a Corrective Exercise Specialist workshop in Washington, DC over the next 2 days.

Above is a picture of the kids and the foam rollers we gave the for myofascial release!

Thanks for reading!

Eric Beard
Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist
Corrective Exercise Specialist
theericbeard.blogspot.com
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I had a few minutes to make this video for you.
Watch this 3 and a 1/2 minute video to learn one of the most powerful injury prevention techniques for the shoulder and elbow! 

Thank you for watching.
Eric Beard
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist
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I had a few minutes to make this video for you.
Watch this 3 and a 1/2 minute video to learn one of the most powerful injury prevention techniques for the shoulder and elbow! 

Thank you for watching.
Eric Beard
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist
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