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Training Clients with Shoulder Injury – Modifications and Considerations

by Aaron Shaw, CSCS and Samuel Watkins, CSCS
Personal Training Quarterly October 2020
Vol 7, Issue 2

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This article sheds some knowledge on shoulder exercise modifications and progressions that can help reduce the risk of re-injury and maximize performance for clients.

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This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »

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Aaron Shaw, CSCS

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Aaron Shaw has been practicing as an occupational therapist,with a specialty in arm and hand rehabilitation, since 1996. In2015, he opened MoveMend, a ...

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