Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
by Jim Johnson
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Author: Jim JohnsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-07
ISBN: 1598582062
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
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- ISBN13: 9781598582062
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Book Reviews of Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
Book Review: Get to the point...
Summary: 3 Stars
-----UPDATED 12/29/09-----
I received some complaints about the harshness of my review (all though, isn't that the point of a review posting? To voice one's OPINION?). After further review I have decided that it could use some clarification and optimism. I will leave the initial post on their also, because I do have valid points there.
"Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff" by Jim Johnson is a complete guide to how the shoulder works and has a great workout routine that targets the rotator cuff. The methodology is solid, the supporting research is thorough, and Jim does his best to keep things light and casual (about as casual as can be with all the Latin in there).
The information here is great, but not necessary. Sure there is lots of great information in here, but if someone is just looking for a way to get their rotator cuff in shape without the anatomy class then it would save some money to just look up the routines online.
I came to this book already possessing some knowledge about rotator cuff exercises. What I hoped this book would provide me was additional exercises or techniques to treat my shoulder. All of these moves I was already performing.
With my ankle, I was not getting enough from my rehab, I kept spraining it. But I came across some stability training that I had not heard of previously. It was different and challenging and really made a difference in preventing further sprains.
I guess what I was looking for was something along those lines: advanced techniques that I can use in addition to what I already do to help me vary my workout.
The book is great, really. Just not for me.
John
-----End of Update-----
-----Original Post-----
This is great if you're really interested in learning how the shoulder works and about the scientific method. I was not interested in either of these.
Get to the point already. Tell me how to fix my shoulder. I want exercise routines and charts and graphics and forms to help track my progress. This guy offers little of any of this. It's all bogged down with text heavy pages filled with testimony I don't really care about.
I hurt my shoulder while playing football in highschool. I was prescribed physical therapy. This book only has a fraction of the movements I did in physical therapy. Of course, the disclaimer is that this is not a substitute for a PT, or seeing a doctor. But still, I bought this book to be reminded of what I did in PT, help establish a routine. All this book gave me was 6 months of the same routines. It made my good shoulder stronger, but made my bad shoulder worse. That's not necessarily the book's fault though; doc told me my entire labrum is torn. But there needs to be explicit instructions to monitor your progress. The best stuff in this book you can find online at About.com. The exercises are simplistic.
It's ok, but save yourself some money and look up some exercise routines online.
Summary of Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
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
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