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Russ
Physical therapy post shoulder surgery has been very good so far for me. Very fortunately I am able to get PT expanded to spine and hip work. Your mention of multifidus muscle work is right on. Right now I am only at the stage of warming them up and stretching. The improvement is amazing. It is hard to learn something like this after so many years of decadence.
I am hoping my shooting recovers and improves.

Chronic back pain is my bread and butter.

People who do movement exercises that focus on alignment, strength and flexibility get better a lot faster than others who just expect me to fix them.

Most Yoga styles are good, also Pilates and some of the usual physical therapy exercises, but of course quality and risk vary a lot.

I don't think one style is superior to others - it depends a lot on the person and their fitness level, but also other factors.
My goal is to get my patients painfree and independent from my treatments as soon as possible, so I usually give them advice on useful exercises.

I know that a lot of people swear by Bikram Yoga but I also know that there are a high number of injuries - probably the teacher training isn't as good as it used to be, so as always it's very important to choose a good studio and to pay good attention to your body.


I'm very curios on how Yoga and other exercises that help with balance and good body awareness influence competitive shooting and can't wait to try it out for myself.