Shoulder rehabilitation: clinical application, evaluation, and rehabilitation protocols

This chapter has discussed and illustrated a shoulder rehabilitation protocol based on restoration of the anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, and motor firing organization that is responsible for normal shoulder function. Many protocols exist in the literature, most of which appear to achieve good results. There are no outcomes data to suggest the most efficacious protocols. Adherence to the basic principles outlined in these chapters appears to allow the best framework for constructing a good program.