The best Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation books: Reddit reviews

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I injured mine couple months ago lifting more than I should've and it was quite frustrating. Did some researching and found that Dead hangs (say about 30 sec) every day can help with pain and injury prevention. There's a whole book about it, I've been doing Dead hangs almost every day since and had no issues. Give it a go.

I might have a solution for you. I also have a debilitating shoulder injury you can read my post on it if you want. Ive tried everything for the pain but what helped the most was this book Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention, Revised & Expanded https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589096428/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_4EZBXDEVTKWAWRDSPGF1 . The jist is hanging from a pull up bar for a few minutes a day and doing some lifting exercises and this shit actually works i swear to god. Look up the study in the book, the treatment has a 98% success rate and has helped me immensely. Goodluck if you need more help or how i structure the program and helps me just shoot me a message.

Hang 3-5 cumulative min per day from a pull up bar

this is the answer from this book written by an orthopedic surgeon who saves 90% of people from surgery

So NOT giving medical advice just telling you what I've seen before. Shoulder pain while doing the program usually comes from squatting not benching. Are you sure its shoulder impingement? The lowball squat can put torque on the biceps muscles and tendons that attach at the elbow and shoulder. If you get tendonitis at the elbow this is called Golfers elbow, if the pain manifests at the shoulder (the other place the muscle inserts) its call squatters shoulder. Fixing that is pretty easy you just change how you hold your arms. People who get Squatters shoulder SWEAR it comes form benching until they quit benching and the pain does not go away.

If you do have shoulder impingement I also had it and I cured it by doing brachial hanging (google that). Three weeks of it ended years of pain. I was so shocked how well it worked I also read the book its based on but you don't need to read the book, just do the hangs. The book is called "Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention, Revised & Expanded" by Dr. Kirsch MD

Worked amazing for me!

Link to book on amazon NOT an affiliate link.

https://www.amazon.com/Shoulder-Solution-Prevention-Revised-Expanded/dp/1589096428/ref=sr\_1\_6?crid=283GFHI8RDIU6&keywords=book+shoulder+impingement&qid=1658248502&sprefix=book+shoulder+impingemen%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-6

It's a dead hang. If you're interested, I'd highly recommend reading Dr. Kirsch's book: https://www.amazon.com/Shoulder-Solution-Prevention-Revised-Expanded/dp/1589096428

Mi dispiace per l'infortunio.

Se vuoi posso passarti questo libro: https://www.amazon.it/Shoulder-Pain-John-M-d-Kirsch/dp/1589096428

Il protocollo fa miracoli!

Diagnosis and treatment of movement impairment syndromes is a good one. I used it in my time working with basic trainees. this one.

pressing like that it's more difficult at first. I think it's because the pectoral and the supraspinatus are helping less in the press
I've been doing it like that because I also have supraspinatus tendonitis lol. I got it back in june 2020, got better for a while but came back during the giant 1.1 last month. I was planning on finishing 1.2 but it hurts.
I can recommend this book: https://www.amazon.com/Shoulder-Solution-Prevention-Revised-Expanded/dp/1589096428

but the tldr is do dead hangs before pressing. for pain he recommends doing front raises after the dead hangs with small weights like 1 or 2 pounds but do like 40-50 reps

Hi! I bought a book recently with lots of helpful tips and practices (that are actually actionable) on executive dysfunction

It’s called Brain Hacks by Lara Honos-Webb (I hate to support Amazon, but I’ll attach the link below)

Brain Hacks book

I've come across this book and have been doing dead hangs (about 40 seconds) before each workout. Have been quite helpful for me to prevent any injuries.

My Dr. recommended a book called Brain Hacks to me. I bought it but haven’t read it yet because, well, I lost it. The irony is not lost on me… BRAIN HACKS: Life-Changing Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1641521600/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_YVPKMM844GFA1YPXV0M2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

"Peak, the new science of fitness performance" https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Science-Athletic-Performance-Revolutionizing/dp/1603588094

Detailed, authoritative, research-based. This is a book meant for high performing athletes from which can be cleaned a lot of really fantastic performance and nutritional information. I haven't seen a better book in this category. Also, the author has a blog which is very informative

Fucking hang.

That is the basis of this book, hang for 3-5 min per day. It cured my shoulder pain. Read all the reviews.

this is not a joke

Agree with others on going real, whole food over supplement first. Supplements have their place but typically should not be the primary source. If you want drinks go the smoothie route. You can pack so much into one drink. Good for those of us who have hard time hitting our caloric goals each day.

I know it’s a bit of a cop out to say “read this book” but I’ve learned a ton from Peak. Incredible amount of info on diet and gut health for athletes.

Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing Sports https://www.amazon.com/dp/1603588094/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_R8WSQ2QVFXRM6GJ5SWMA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I have a post on shoulder pain about a book i read with a 98% success rate for pain that i can vouch for

Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention, Revised & Expanded https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589096428/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HSQT0RJNRVAFWZ65QH4V

This is a copy and paste from a fellow redditor with chronic shoulder pain from this morning

I might have a solution for you. I also have a debilitating shoulder injury you can read my post on it if you want. Ive tried everything for the pain but what helped the most was this book Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention, Revised & Expanded https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589096428/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_4EZBXDEVTKWAWRDSPGF1 . The jist is hanging from a pull up bar for a few minutes a day and doing some lifting exercises and this shit actually works i swear to god. Look up the study in the book, the treatment has a 98% success rate and has helped me immensely. Goodluck if you need more help or how i structure the program and helps me just shoot me a message.

https://www.amazon.com/Physical-Therapy-Quick-Study-Academic/dp/1423203151

Great study tool and useful at all stages, even clinical, as a reference tool

daca tot suntem multi cu multa munca de birou, un freebie (nu nelimitat) cu o carte despre exercitii pentru o postura mai buna. amazon si kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PMLRSKC

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This worked great for me. I had a partially torn rotator cuff and by following the exercises in this book it healed without surgery.

Shoulder Pain? The Solution &... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589096428?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

https://youtu.be/bI9KZVdFSmQ

(Edit/Disclaimer: this doesn't have anything to do with terrabands!)

Some people swear by the "hang from your arms" therapy for rotator cuff injuries: https://youtu.be/pmt7uSU3mmU

I think it helped me with a mild shoulder injury a couple weeks ago and I'm going to try to keep it up.

The theory apparently comes from a orthopedic surgeon who essentially stopped recommending surgery for his shoulder patients after figuring out that hanging worked just as well. He's got a book and the comments section on Amazon is full of people raving about how it fixed lingering injuries, rotator cuff included:

https://www.amazon.com/Shoulder-Solution-Prevention-Revised-Expanded/dp/1589096428#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

I'm no doctor but can highly recommend the approach laid out in the following book https://www.amazon.com/Shoulder-Solution-Prevention-Revised-Expanded/dp/1589096428 The program basically involves hanging from a pull up bar to help remodel your shoulder.

Somone here on /bjj recommended a book that describes a simple shoulder hanging routine. It totally cleared up my shoulder issues (old climbing injury in my case). May want to give it a shot, depending on your specific issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589096428/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dead hangs from a bar a few minutes a day. A surgeon named John Kirsch wrote a book about this.

Behind the neck presses. Start light.

Overhead kettlebell work, like get ups, windmills, presses. There's something about the offset weight that pulls your arm back and "opens up" the shoulder.

I also try not to sleep on my side, or arrange my pillows to take pressure off my shoulder if I sleep on my side.

Here ya go! Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention, Revised & Expanded 1st Edition by John M. Kirsch M.D.

You could try reading this book, Shoulder Pain? The Solution & Prevention, Revised & Expanded https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589096428/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_DmGkybTFSYDFW , if money is the issue. But if it hurts a lot I would stop doing exercises that hurt. Don't want to permanently injure yourself.

On the rotator cuff issue, what you do about it may come down the specific nature of the injury. Generally speaking, though, I would pay attention to exercise selection. I have issues with my supraspinatus tendon (the one that passes over the top of the shoulder). I tend to floor press more often than I bench press, because it keeps my elbows from passing behind my back; I've injured my shoulder that way on heavy lifts. I also use a landmine, single or double arm, for shoulder presses more often than pure overhead pressing. I am 39 years old and I want to keeping getting strong, but I recognized that I may have to do things a little differently than if I were in my 20s. I am not advocating abandoning all potentially risky exercises, but you may want to reconsider how frequently you do them.

Also, this will sound weird, but I spend some time each day just hanging from a bar. Just a relaxed hang, as long as I can hang on, for a few sets over 10 minutes. An orthopedic surgeon named John Kirsch wrote a book called Shoulder Pain? The Solution and Prevention that advocates this approach. It's not a very long book, and it basically tells you to do the hangs and explains the mechanism as to why it works. In a nutshell, in a fully overhead hang the head of the humerus comes into contact with the acromion and, over time, reshapes the space between the acromion and the humerus to make more room for tendons, tissues, etc. Also, it's just a good stretch; you can feel it stretch out your pecs if you're tight there. Combine this with some accessory exercises that work the rotator cuff.

Hold your horses. If you're talking about OLD versions of Gray's anatomy, then you would be right. Most places that sell Gray's sell the older editions (or remakes of the classic older editions). However, the CURRENT editions of Gray's Anatomy are the some of the most complete and accurate anatomical textbooks in existence.

Here is a link to the most recent version of Gray's available. Be aware: this is not light reading.

Most orthopedics will tell you that frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) has a few phases. First, you get pain and loss of range of motion (it locks up), and then the pain goes away gradually (over months). At this point, the orthos may suggest a procedure where they put you under anesthesia and then forcibly break the adhesions in the shoulder. They don't have any actual treatment or method of preventing the progression of symptoms. If the pain is bad enough that its significantly affecting your life, my father swears by "The Frozen Shoulder Workbook"

This book raises a lot of interesting questions about the nature of whiplash injuries, especially in people who have past trauma.

How about the book Gray's Anatomy, where the rest of that stuff gets it's name.