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Name: J.D.​ Age:43 Profession: Weight Lifter​

Injury: Anterior Shoulder Pain​

He had anterior shoulder pain with overhead press and chest strengthening activities. Traditional therapy was performed for 3 months with modification of exercises in the gym and was given an extensive home exercise program in which the patient admitted to no performing as it was too much.

KineMotion was used and found that the lower trap was weak and the upper trap had early activation of over 2000 ms. Assessment continued with his current home exercise program regimen and was determined that 75% of the exercises were not activating the lower trap muscle and did a poor job of activating the serratus anterior which was also weakened. The home exercise program was reduced to 3 specific exercises to address the lower trap, infraspinatus and serratus anterior. Continued modification of weight lifting to avoid over head press and chest press to neutral only. One month later upper trap activation was noted to be 700 ms and anterior shoulder pain was improving. Incline press and chest press was added back to regular exercises.

19th of January 2026 the patient returned: upper trap activation 246 ms early. The lower trap is still weak but the patient reports that the shoulder was feeling better and did not feel he needed to continue with the home exercise program. Assessed over head press and found the upper trap continues to over activate and lower trap is not engaging. Assessed with KineMotion to determine the 3 best exercises for lower trap strengthening and continue with infraspinatus strengthening as weakness is still detected there.  He will follow up in 2 weeks for another KineMotion assessment.

Beth - Physical Therapist Date: 1/20/2026