jca17
Level 5 Valued Member
Hi,
I've made great progress with an SFG instructor Mike Sousa. Lately I've had to stop a few times with pain in my left shoulder area. It’s probably related to a near dislocation from 9 months ago (before I started kettlebell training). I saw a physical therapist back then and they had me to 3 sets of 10 isolation type exercises with elastic bands. I got my range of motion back, but still sometimes it doesn't feel quite right. Having studied a lot of stuff on my own out of interest, I’ve learned a lot from Gray Cook, and realize that stabilizers aren’t meant to be trained that way.
Basically I know enough from experience and from Gray’s stuff that not all PT’s are created equal. Does anyone have recommendations for a physical therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area that can help get my left shoulder functioning correctly? I’m thinking someone FMS and SFMS certified, and ideally someone really kettlebell/StrongFirst friendly like Gray himself is, since I have all the tools at home to work with kettlebell based rehab/correctional programs.
I’ve used the FMS site to see local FMS professionals, but it gives so many results and not a lot of detail about anyone. I've been screened before, and have 3's in both shoulder tests, and I've also been able to go long stretches without any problems following Mike Sousa's programming, but then a random daily tweak from moving something can stop me. I'm hoping once I can finally resolve this to get on S&S and build a fundamental base of strength and stability in that shoulder to learn more from Mike after.
Thank you to Mike if you're on these forums at all
Thanks!
I've made great progress with an SFG instructor Mike Sousa. Lately I've had to stop a few times with pain in my left shoulder area. It’s probably related to a near dislocation from 9 months ago (before I started kettlebell training). I saw a physical therapist back then and they had me to 3 sets of 10 isolation type exercises with elastic bands. I got my range of motion back, but still sometimes it doesn't feel quite right. Having studied a lot of stuff on my own out of interest, I’ve learned a lot from Gray Cook, and realize that stabilizers aren’t meant to be trained that way.
Basically I know enough from experience and from Gray’s stuff that not all PT’s are created equal. Does anyone have recommendations for a physical therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area that can help get my left shoulder functioning correctly? I’m thinking someone FMS and SFMS certified, and ideally someone really kettlebell/StrongFirst friendly like Gray himself is, since I have all the tools at home to work with kettlebell based rehab/correctional programs.
I’ve used the FMS site to see local FMS professionals, but it gives so many results and not a lot of detail about anyone. I've been screened before, and have 3's in both shoulder tests, and I've also been able to go long stretches without any problems following Mike Sousa's programming, but then a random daily tweak from moving something can stop me. I'm hoping once I can finally resolve this to get on S&S and build a fundamental base of strength and stability in that shoulder to learn more from Mike after.
Thank you to Mike if you're on these forums at all
Thanks!