Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff [Paperback]

Jim Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2007

Based entirely on research from peer-reviewed journals and randomized controlled trials, Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff is a complete program to prevent and rehabilitate rotator cuff injuries for athletes and non-athletes alike. In less than 100 pages, readers will learn precisely how the rotator cuff works, what can go wrong with it, and then are guided step-by-step through an evidence-based program that takes just minutes a week to complete. Drawing from the latest rotator cuff research, Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff will be especially useful for those who have been diagnosed with either a partial or full-thickness rotator cuff tear, experience shoulder pain, do upper body weight lifting, play a sport or have a job that involves repeated arm motions above shoulder level, have been diagnosed with "impingement syndrome," or for anyone simply wanting a healthy and properly functioning rotator cuff.

Also by this author:  Treat Your Own Knee Arthritis, Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis, and Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Rotator cuff exercises aren't just for people with rotator cuff tears.  In fact, rotator cuff exercises are a highly effective way to treat many kinds of shoulder problems.

    A good example of this is a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Physical Therapy.  Researchers took sixty-six patients complaining of shoulder pain and aimed to get them better by improving the function of their rotator cuff muscles (Ginn 1997).

    Patients in the study were excluded if their pain was in both shoulders, due to an inflammatory disorder or cancer, coming from the back, or because of an accident. Past that, it really didn’t matter what the cause of the shoulder pain was in order for a patient to be included in the study- and in fact, some patients even had no diagnosis, meaning that the cause of their shoulder pain was unknown!

    Now here’s a few of the known diagnoses that patients DID walk into the study with:

• tendinitis
• rotator cuff tear
• frozen shoulder
• osteoarthritis
• A/C joint problem
• biceps muscle tear

    Typical of a randomized controlled trial, patients were put into either a treatment group or a control group. When reassessed one month later, follow-up results revealed that those who had restored the function of their rotator cuff muscles could move their shoulders with less pain, were more independent with daily personal care, and had a greater reduction in their shoulder symptoms. In stark contrast, the control group, which sat on a waiting list for a month without any treatment, got worse.

    According to the results of this randomized controlled trial, improving shoulder function by treating the rotator cuff muscles is a very effective way to fight shoulder pain, even in cases where the cause is NOT obvious.  And perhaps best of all, you won't need a hundred different exercises to get better.  A good set of rotator cuff exercises done properly can be easily completed in just a few minutes each day.

About the Author

Jim Johnson, P.T. is a physical therapist who has spent over nineteen years treating both inpatients and outpatients with a wide range of pain and mobility problems. He has written many books based completely on published research and controlled trials including Treat Your Own Knees, The Sixty-Second Motivator, The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution, Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World, Exercise Beats Depression, Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow and Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis. His books have been translated into other languages and thousands of copies have been sold worldwide. Besides working full-time as a clinician in a large teaching hospital and writing books, Jim Johnson is a certified Clinical Instructor by the American Physical Therapy Association and enjoys teaching physical therapy students from all over the United States

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC; 1 edition (January 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598582062
• ISBN-13: 978-1598582062
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

Unlike a lot of self-help books, the ones you see here have been proven to work. By "proven", I mean that the treatment strategies discussed have been shown to be effective in one or more randomized controlled trials. The randomized controlled trial offers the highest form of proof in medicine that a treatment actually works.

After 21 years in medical field, I can say that it has been very rewarding work for me. These books are just another way I can help people to get the proper care they need to get better.