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Resistance band exercises - How to use them for injury rehab
Options when choosing resistance bands, how to safely attach them, and how to start and then progress your resistance band workouts.

Maryke Louw
6 min read


Biceps tendonitis treatment: Causes, symptoms, exercises, and recovery times
Causes of biceps tendonitis, what it feels like, and how to rehab it, including exercises to do and activities and exercises to avoid.

Maryke Louw
14 min read


Treating AC joint pain from weightlifting
The AC joint is located on the top of your shoulder where the collar bone attaches onto the acromion of the shoulder blade. You can...

Maryke Louw
2 min read


Conservative treatment for SLAP lesions
A SLAP lesion is a type of shoulder injury that involves the labrum inside the shoulder joint. SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior...

Maryke Louw
5 min read


Tips to help avoid shoulder injuries when weight lifting
Some of the most common causes of shoulder injuries from weight lifting cited in the research include training at too high intensities,...

Maryke Louw
4 min read


How to fix a frozen shoulder
I’ve never understood why people describe frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis as a self-limiting condition that fully resolves over time. It doesn’t resolve by itself . You have to work VERY hard to get your full shoulder function back to normal and then it still doesn’t always get back to where it was before. And this is not just my opinion - the research also shows that several patients will still have limited range of motion or pain 5 years after developing a frozen sh

Maryke Louw
5 min read


Shoulder impingement – A common cause of shoulder pain
One of the most common types of shoulder pain that I treat in clinic is sub-acromial impingement. I know, it’s a mouthful! But the name...

Maryke Louw
4 min read
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