PHYSICAL THERAPY and EXERCISES for the Top 10 POOL PLAYER AILMENTS

[dr_dave]

Best shoulder stretch what i know. In this video. Best part is that you can grab on pool table rail and do it before you start play. This one helped me so much.

Thanks! That is a good one. I'll add it to my routine until I get rid of the shoulder impingement problem I am currently having.

 

[tableroll]

Am I the only one on AZB who has experienced many of these ailments? I've had to deal with all of them over the years. The ones currently giving me trouble are 2 and 5. Which ailments have caused the most trouble for you guys?

An exercise for the sore shoulder is called the "open book" shown to me by a physical therapist. Here is the link for this wonderful stretch.

It seems too simple to work but work it does!

 

[Biloxi Boy]

hip abduction should be safe, it's a very natural movement. not safe: doing lumberjack work with a 5 hp chainsaw the day after injuring your back..

Thank you for this one. As a result of my further research I also learned of hip adduction (note the "b" to "d" exchange). Abduction has to do with muscles on the outer upper leg, while adduction concerns itself with the inner upper leg. Remember this, too, for most muscle actions, there is a related muscle reaction -- I am thinking that this is what flexors and extensors are all about.

My pelvis alignment problem has literally caused me problems from head to toe, including what I thought was a terrible tooth ache once. That was some of the worst pain I have ever experienced. It wasn't a tooth ... it was my bad hip alignment pulling on everything all the way up through my neck and up to the nerve in my jaw!

It is amazing to learn where muscles "begin" and "end". Even more amazing is that where the pain seems to come from ain't necessarily where the problem is.