About a month and half ago, I had a minor dislocation of my left shoulder. I could barely lift my arm for several days. After about two weeks, it felt better, but I was nowhere close to being able to get back into lifting.

I had the shoulder checked out by an M.D. and he said that it was as good as it was going to get unless I got surgery. He said there was a tear in the labrum and it would need to be scoped, which would put me out for four months.

Wanting to avoid surgery, I decided to see what I would be able to do with the shoulder as it was. About 1 month after the injury, I went in to bench, and it was a sorry affair. I got 295 for 6, 295 for 4, then quit in pain and disgust.

I then decided to make an appointment w/ Dr. Leahy, and went in early the next week. He worked on my shoulder for about 6 or 7 minutes. My range of motion improved immediately after being worked on. The next day, I went in to bench again. I got 315 for 5, 315 for 5, and 325 for 6. As if that wasn't good enough news, I did it all with almost NO pain in my shoulder.

So, my second treatment was today. As of right now, I would say my left shoulder is at about 90%. The doc said it would continue to improve as I trained. I have basically full range of motion. The only remaining signs of the injury are a slight sticking or pinching in the extreme parts of the range of motion.

Basically, this treatment kicks ass. It saved me from 4 months of not being able to lift, and all for $225 dollars. So, if anyone is having any injury trouble that is soft-tissue related, I highly suggest you hunt down an A.R.T. certified doc in your area.

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"I'm just a Prisoner--in a Kings disguise"

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"I'm just a Prisoner--in a Kings disguise"

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Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It realizes that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It realizes that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve to death.

The moral?