On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:48 -0600, Omelet >
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> Try ART. Seriously. (Active Release
> Technique). It's been a miracle for me, combined with Kinesio Tape.
> You can get a roll on Amazon for $50.00 and there are videos on Youtube
> to learn how to use it. It's helped me put off shoulder surgery
> indefinitely. I have two rotator cuff tears. One full and one partial
> tendon tear.

Oh, great! Thanks for mentioning this. My Son-in-Law is a basket
case. He has a bad ankle, a bad knee and a bad back (bulging disk,
torn something or other and a third thing wrong - all in the back).
He was down in southern california taking care of his mother who just
had two titanium knees put in when his back started acting up so badly
that she ended up taking care of him. DD had to fly down there to
drive him and his car back up. He really has to start aggressive pain
management, hopefully this will help.

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sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:48 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > Try ART. Seriously. (Active Release
> > Technique). It's been a miracle for me, combined with Kinesio Tape.
> > You can get a roll on Amazon for $50.00 and there are videos on Youtube
> > to learn how to use it. It's helped me put off shoulder surgery
> > indefinitely. I have two rotator cuff tears. One full and one partial
> > tendon tear.
>
> Oh, great! Thanks for mentioning this. My Son-in-Law is a basket
> case. He has a bad ankle, a bad knee and a bad back (bulging disk,
> torn something or other and a third thing wrong - all in the back).
> He was down in southern california taking care of his mother who just
> had two titanium knees put in when his back started acting up so badly
> that she ended up taking care of him. DD had to fly down there to
> drive him and his car back up. He really has to start aggressive pain
> management, hopefully this will help.

I hope it does. :-) Kinesio tape manuals can also be gotten off of
Amazon (and I highly recommend them) but there is always youtube too.
The $50.00 rolls are for 103 ft.

I've been wearing kinesio tape on my shoulders now since mid-October.
That along with ART has kept me totally OFF of pain drugs. The tape has
been replaced every 7 days.
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:37 -0600, Omelet >
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> I've been wearing kinesio tape on my shoulders now since mid-October.
> That along with ART has kept me totally OFF of pain drugs. The tape has
> been replaced every 7 days.

Where did you get the ART training? I didn't look very hard, but it
looks like there are seminars - I don't know if that's for ART
trainers or clients though.

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sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:37 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > I've been wearing kinesio tape on my shoulders now since mid-October.
> > That along with ART has kept me totally OFF of pain drugs. The tape has
> > been replaced every 7 days.
>
> Where did you get the ART training?

I didn't. It's a post-chiropractic school specialty. I could only wish.
<g> Dr. Fluitt performs it on me every Monday. It hurts but it works.
Better 10 minutes of discomfort at his hands than constant pain!

> I didn't look very hard, but it
> looks like there are seminars - I don't know if that's for ART
> trainers or clients though.

Probably practitioners:

<http://www.activerelease.com/providerSearch.asp>

While I do like Airrosti, ART is far, far less expensive and just as
effective in my personal experience.
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:25:54 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:37 -0600, Omelet >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I've been wearing kinesio tape on my shoulders now since mid-October.
> > > That along with ART has kept me totally OFF of pain drugs. The tape has
> > > been replaced every 7 days.
> >
> > Where did you get the ART training?
>
> I didn't. It's a post-chiropractic school specialty. I could only wish.
> <g> Dr. Fluitt performs it on me every Monday. It hurts but it works.
> Better 10 minutes of discomfort at his hands than constant pain!
>
> > I didn't look very hard, but it
> > looks like there are seminars - I don't know if that's for ART
> > trainers or clients though.
>
> Probably practitioners:
>
> <http://www.activerelease.com/providerSearch.asp>
>
> While I do like Airrosti, ART is far, far less expensive and just as
> effective in my personal experience.

ART is administered by a chiropractor, not a sports medicine Dr? What
about Airrosti?

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:25:54 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:37 -0600, Omelet >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've been wearing kinesio tape on my shoulders now since mid-October.
> > > > That along with ART has kept me totally OFF of pain drugs. The tape has
> > > > been replaced every 7 days.
> > >
> > > Where did you get the ART training?
> >
> > I didn't. It's a post-chiropractic school specialty. I could only wish.
> > <g> Dr. Fluitt performs it on me every Monday. It hurts but it works.
> > Better 10 minutes of discomfort at his hands than constant pain!
> >
> > > I didn't look very hard, but it
> > > looks like there are seminars - I don't know if that's for ART
> > > trainers or clients though.
> >
> > Probably practitioners:
> >
> > <http://www.activerelease.com/providerSearch.asp>
> >
> > While I do like Airrosti, ART is far, far less expensive and just as
> > effective in my personal experience.
>
> ART is administered by a chiropractor, not a sports medicine Dr? What
> about Airrosti?

Both are administered by trained Chiro's, but both are also taught to
physical therapists, and some massage therapists that feel like paying
for the training. <g> To me, Airrosti is Myofascial release on steroids
with a little ART thrown in. I've had all three therapies so I have
some perspecitve.

Only ART was able to help control my shoulder pain so I could sleep
again without drugs. I have a tendon in the right shoulder that has
ripped loose from the bone. There is a partial tear of the same tendon
in the left shoulder.

Diagnosed by an Ortho' surgeon (MD) using MRI.

Kinesio taping has also played a role.
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:30 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

> Both are administered by trained Chiro's, but both are also taught to
> physical therapists, and some massage therapists that feel like paying
> for the training. <g> To me, Airrosti is Myofascial release on steroids
> with a little ART thrown in. I've had all three therapies so I have
> some perspecitve.
>
> Only ART was able to help control my shoulder pain so I could sleep
> again without drugs. I have a tendon in the right shoulder that has
> ripped loose from the bone. There is a partial tear of the same tendon
> in the left shoulder.
>
> Diagnosed by an Ortho' surgeon (MD) using MRI.
>
> Kinesio taping has also played a role.

TY, I will pass this on.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:30 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > Both are administered by trained Chiro's, but both are also taught to
> > physical therapists, and some massage therapists that feel like paying
> > for the training. <g> To me, Airrosti is Myofascial release on steroids
> > with a little ART thrown in. I've had all three therapies so I have
> > some perspecitve.
> >
> > Only ART was able to help control my shoulder pain so I could sleep
> > again without drugs. I have a tendon in the right shoulder that has
> > ripped loose from the bone. There is a partial tear of the same tendon
> > in the left shoulder.
> >
> > Diagnosed by an Ortho' surgeon (MD) using MRI.
> >
> > Kinesio taping has also played a role.
>
> TY, I will pass this on.

You are most welcome, and I seriously hope it helps him!
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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> > Only ART was able to help control my shoulder pain so I could sleep
> > again without drugs. I have a tendon in the right shoulder that has
> > ripped loose from the bone. There is a partial tear of the same tendon
> > in the left shoulder.
> >
> > Diagnosed by an Ortho' surgeon (MD) using MRI.
> >
> > Kinesio taping has also played a role.
>
> TY, I will pass this on.

Ps, that right shoulder really does need surgery but at least now, with
ART and kinesio tape, I can put it off until I can afford it as the pain
is under control.
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"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein

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