Shoulder Boulders
Overhead reach, push and pull capacity, built to the demand of the task and retested against it.
Shoulder claims run long, and delay makes them run longer.
Overhead stocking, pushing and pulling, sustained reach, tool work. Retail, logistics, utilities, trades, health care.
MD = 66.4; 95% CI 49.1, 83.7
Days shorter claim duration under a shoulder care pathway
1.8 times greater (95% CI 1.4, 2.3)
Relative risk of returning to modified duties under the pathway
RRRadj = 1.4, 95% CI 1.03, 1.8
Raised risk of not returning to work when treatment is delayed
- Isometric shoulder abduction, internal and external rotation
- Push and pull force, standing
- Left and right asymmetry, the early warning sign
- Scapular control through the working range
- Deficit specific loading, not a generic shoulder circuit
- Modified duty guidance grounded in measured capacity
- Retest before the worker returns to full overhead duty
Same loop, every program.
Test
Full strength and functional capacity assessment. Pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying and the tasks the job actually contains.
Benchmark
Every result is placed against others of the same age and sex. A number on its own means nothing.
Prescribe
An individual exercise program aimed at that person's specific deficits. Not a group class.
Retest
Repeat testing throughout, so progress is tracked objectively and the program is adjusted on evidence.
↻ back to step 01See whether your team needs Shoulder Boulders.
The assessment answers that question in one visit, with numbers rather than an opinion.
