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Preventing shoulder impingement in overhead workers with Thera-Band® resistance bands
Shoulder impingement is common in people who perform repetitive overhead work. For example, as many as 70% of construction workers report shoulder pain, compared to 25% of the general population. Physical therapy researchers studied shoulder pain in 240 construction workers. In their prospective study, ½ of the workers participated in a home exercise program designed to prevent shoulder injuries, while the other half served as controls. The home program included stretches and exercises with elastic resistance to strengthen the shoulder. Exercises were performed every other day, beginning with 3 sets of 10, progressed to 3 sets of 20. At the end of the 2 year study, the workers participating in the exercise program had fewer injuries than the non-exercising control group; in fact, the workers not performing the exercise program were 1 ½ times more likely to have a shoulder injury. An exercise program with Thera-Band elastic resistance may be beneficial in reducing shoulder injuries in overhead workers.
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