Tips for Taking Care of Shoulder Injuries

The human shoulder consists of three bones collarbone or clavicle, shoulder blade or scapula, and upper arm bone or humerus. The bones are held together by a network of muscles, tendons and ligaments.

Your shoulders tend to take a lot of abuse and this abuse can lead to injury. Active people are prone to over-use injuries of the shoulder including sprains, strains, dislocations, rotator cuff injuries and even arthritis. Physically demanding activities such as swimming, gardening, cleaning and sports like baseball are particularly hard on the shoulder. Inactive people can injure their shoulders too, due to lack of muscle tone from inactivity.

A heat and ice wrap is a product specifically designed to allow you to apply therapeutic heat or ice directly to your shoulder. Alternating heat and cold helps to increase circulation and help you recover more quickly from an injury.

The active release technique (art) can be used to relieve chronic shoulder pain in athletes and non-athletes alike. Do not hesitate to give art shoulder therapy a try.