Reddit reviews Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes

Grab a cheap set of light resistance bands at Target or the like, the kind they market to women so they don't get too bulky. Wrap it around something stationary and pull away.

My training partner is coming of a bicep tear and just started benching again (since he can't overhead press), and we noticed his elbows shake in and out a lot. Come to find out his rotators are so weak that he can't even do a proper face pull (hands out, elbow at 90 degrees, no using the bicep). This is actually one of the tests we use for rotator cuff strength.

He's been doing face pulls with the EFS micro bands for 12 days now and he's already noticeably more stable, but it was surprising to see someone with a 500lb bench struggle to do face pulls with 2 micro bands.

I'm also going to go ahead and recommend holding the end position for a 2 count at every rep, to strengthen the muscles in the contracted position, which is how they are meant to be used for correct posture. I stole this from Shirley Sahrmann's text with face pulls, rows, and rear delt flys to help with someone that had shoulders that rotate forward, and they commented after 2 weeks that it helped enough for them to notice.

EDIT: linked to Sahrmann's book for anyone that's interested in specific rehab, but you should probably have a very good understanding of biomechanics before you try to jump in.

https://www.amazon.com/Diagnosis-Treatment-Movement-Impairment-Syndromes/dp/0801672058

This is what I have in my library off the top of my head:

Magee - Orthopedic Assessment - Good for special tests, differential diagnosis, and general background knowledge. This is the first textbook many PT schools ask their students to purchase.



Joint Structure and Function - A good biomechanics textbook if you're interested. I remember it being assigned in both my undergrad kinesiology class as well as Biomechanics and Adv. Biomechanics in PT school.


Observational Gait Analysis - Good gait analysis text but super detailed. It is out of Ranchos Los Amigos, one of the foremost gait mechanic analysis institutions in the US.



Mulligan - Manual Therapy - A great resource, but Mulligan was kind of a strange fellow so keep that in mind.


Manual Therapy - Advanced - Great read, but honestly kind of pricey and probably not worth the cost for an OT. PT though? Definitely recommend.



American College of Sports Medicine - Super convenient to have. Great for medical exercise dosage and cardiopulmonary considerations.


Therapeutic Exercise Foundations - Good read, with some manual therapy thrown in.

If you're super intense, though, you'll want Sahrmann's Book.


To be honest, as a student of any discipline, I'd recommend just making a free account on hep2go.com and looking through their exercises to brush up. The above reads are great if you are interested, though, and I'd recommend for any PT library.



Hope this helps!