{"id":182,"date":"2011-09-24T19:33:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T19:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cronanmassage.com\/?p=182"},"modified":"2011-09-24T19:33:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T19:33:07","slug":"shoulder-help-cadmans-pendulum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cronanmassage.com\/?p=182","title":{"rendered":"Shoulder Help: Codman&#8217;s Pendulum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cronanmassage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/shoulderrotate3-scaled500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-183\" title=\"shoulderrotate3.jpg.scaled500\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cronanmassage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/shoulderrotate3-scaled500.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cronanmassage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/shoulderrotate3-scaled500.jpg 432w, http:\/\/cronanmassage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/shoulderrotate3-scaled500-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shoulder was designed for mobility, and it buys it with a relative lack of stability. Indeed, it dangles quite precariously off of the body. Thomas Myers writes beautifully about it in his article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massagetherapy.com\/articles\/index.php\/article_id\/414\/Pivotal-Places%3A-Help-for-Problem-Shoulders\">&#8220;Pivotal Places: Help For Problem Shoulders.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shoulder is particularly vulnerable to injury. After an injury, the surrounding soft tissues will &#8220;splint,&#8221; or stiffen, in an effort to protect and stabilize the region. This can work quite brilliantly in the acute stages, but in the long run it can lead to a loss of range of motion.<\/p>\n<p>A simple and effective excercise for relaxing the muscles around the shouldder joint and for regaining range of motion in the shoulder is the &#8220;Codman&#8217;s Pendulum.&#8221; I find it also provides a gentle traction and realignment of &#8220;jammed up&#8221; feeling shoulders. Here are a few helpful links to get you started:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthpages.org\/health-a-z\/rehabilitation-after-shoulder-surgery-injury\/\">http:\/\/healthpages.org\/health-a-z\/rehabilitation-after-shoulder-surgery-injury\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberpt.com\/cptvid50go3.asp\">http:\/\/www.cyberpt.com\/cptvid50go3.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/orthoinfo.aaos.org\/topic.cfm?topic=A00067\">http:\/\/orthoinfo.aaos.org\/topic.cfm?topic=A00067<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/104250-codman-shoulder-exercises\/\">http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/104250-codman-shoulder-exercises\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are a wide variety of shoulder injuries and dysfunctions, of course. If you have any, it&#8217;s always best to get an examination and diagnosis from a medical professional.<\/p>\n<p>3 May 2011<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-182\" data-postid=\"182\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-182 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shoulder was designed for mobility, and it buys it with a relative lack of stability. Indeed, it dangles quite precariously off of the body. Thomas Myers writes beautifully about it in his article, &#8220;Pivotal Places: Help For Problem Shoulders.&#8221; The shoulder is particularly vulnerable to injury. 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