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Have you been in a car accident and hurt your neck? How's your lower back feeling these days? Are you complaining of pain in your knee and and can no longer run? Have you been out of shape for years and are not sure how to get back into the gym without hurting yourself? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you can get great results by hiring a registered kinesiologist! A registered kinesiologist has a degree in kinesiology or in the field of human kinetics (mine is in exercise science), and has been vetted through a process by the governing body in BC- British Columbia Association of Registered Kinesiologists (BCAK). We have to maintain a certain amount of professional education credits per year, as well as having first aid and CPR. Some of the areas I specialize in are: Shoulder injuries Neck injuries Back injuries Getting back into shape after an accident or injury can be scary, that's why it's best to leave yourself in the han...

Working as a personal trainer, and also working with rehab clients, I see a LOT of shoulder injuries. Most are related to car accidents and affect the rotator cuff . The muscles of the rotator cuff include: Supraspinatous, Infraspinatous, Teres Minor and the Subscapularis.  Other muscles play a large role in the functioning of the rotator cuff including the Serratous Anterior, Rhomboids and Trapezius. There are a variety of injuries associated with your rotator cuff; they may include: Bursitis Tears Overuse injuries Tendonitis Scapular Winging                      Video of Scapular winging If you feel pain when you use your shoulders, or when you are doing a motion over and over including overhead lifting/pressing/pulling, weakness on lifting or decreased range of motion, you may have a rotator cuff injury. Getting help sooner rather than later is essential; wait to long and you may end up with more probl...