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Many shoulder problems are due to lack of coordination muscle couples. This muscle couple illustration helps the patient understand the importance of muscle strength and proper timing of contraction.
Deltoid muscle contraction without accompaning contraction of the muscle couple jams the humeral head into the bursae. The illustration quickly shows the patient that injecting the bursa is not treating the cause of the problem.
Finally, the pain and limited abduction from impingement syndrome is caused from failure of organized muscle couple function.
The illustrations provide discussion material that can be varied depending on the patient's condition. If the condition has developed into bursitis from the muscle disorganization the patient can be shown how failure of the muscle couple causes the humeral head to rub up into the bursa.
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