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Bench Press Shoulder Pain, Probably Coracoidopathy

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I’ve done my share of bench presses, mostly back in my bodybuilder years before I got involved in Olympic weightlifting. Back then (well before I was a physical therapist) if someone in the gym had shoulder pain with bench press, none of us knew what it was, and almost nobody thought to see a doctor … Read more

Coracoidopathy: The Missing Link in Shoulder Pain

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To cut to the chase, coracoidopathy (a term I made up) is an unbeknownst but common cause of shoulder pain. My preliminary data gathered from my shoulder pain referrals suggest it is present in up to 85% of people with shoulder pain. It is the primary diagnosis in over a third of them, and is … Read more