Zachary Said:

Why is my shoulder crunching and cracking?

We Answered:

If you are having a painful pop in your shoulder with weight lifting, I would be concerned about a labral tear...common in young people who weight lift.

Andre Said:

Has anyone here ever heard of exercise/physical therapy for bursitis?!?

We Answered:

As a physical therapist, I mostly agree with you. Yes, making muscles stronger will not make bursitis go away. Yet, when dealing with bursitis, I find the following things:

1. Many cases of partial rotator cuff tears are misdiagnosed as bursitis. In this case, many can be helped with physical therapy.

2. Bursitis can be caused by muscular imbalance between the muscles that control the scapula and hurmerus. In this cases, strengthening and reducation of posture and movement is done through physical therapy.

3. Many times busitis is helped with conservative physical therapy...ultrasound, phonophoresis, etc. Also, education on which movements to avoid in order to prevent inflammation of the bursae...I know it's not strengthening, but that is only one thing that a physical therapist has to offer.

4. A bursae RARELY becomes inflammed for no reason...there is usually some type of injury (see #1) or a bone spur can be constantly irritating it...if the later is the case, many times a surgical subacromial decompression is necessary.

It may be worth a trip to the therapist for an evaluation...many times we have more suggestions for treatment than what the physician recommends. We may also pick up on something the doctor missed (such as rotator cuff dysfunction) Good luck.

Colleen Said:

What are the chances of physical therapy helping a thoracic muscle strain in back?

We Answered:

I think the chances are very good that it will help.

Salvador Said:

How often should someone be doing physical therapy?

We Answered:

Home exercises should be done on the days you don't actually go to the physical therapist.

So you should be doing it every day.

Audrey Said:

What is the best exercise to strengthen shoulder ligaments?

We Answered:

I have problems with calcifying tendinitis in my shoulders. I do a lot of stretching. I'll put my arms up and hang on to something like a door frame or the shower door while I'm showering and bend at my knees to stretch the shoulders out. I also will put a hand behind my back and pull on it with the other hand toward the opposite side.

Danny Said:

know any exercises to help my shoulder from dislocating?

We Answered:

you have to go for a simple physiotherapy. just stand beside a wall at a distance of around 2/3rd of length of ur hand and just get your hand up and down on wall at a height from around your knees to above shoulder till u can bear with the help of your fingers touching the wall continuously. as if u are making a walk in puppet show with fingers. try this while looking at wall and also sideways for almost 10 minutes at least twice a day. it will help .