Inability to raise the arm past a certain point is a relatively common shoulder involvement.
This is often attributed to factors such as ligament inflammation, arthritis, bursitis, etc. However,it is most commonly the result of improper muscular function. Muscles seldom work singularly. In fact, there is a veritable symphony of muscular activity in every shoulder motion. Sometimes the muscles that attempt to lift the arm are incapable of doing so because the muscles that act in the opposite direction fail to relax at the appropriate time. Activity of certain muscles is necessary in the process of lifting the arm to keep the socket from "jamming," which impedes arm elevation.
It is very common to observe the complete correction of a "frozen shoulder" in
a matter of minutes after an applied kinesiology examination - even if the arm has not risen above a certain point for years. Determining muscular coordination and strength is absolutely nesessary for the sucessful treatment of this condition.
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Dr. Washington has traveled to India and China and Japan and he has studied at the Chinese National Olympic Training Center in Beijing China learning many different methods of Acupuncture and Tuina.
