FPF Show Episode 15: Physical Therapy Treatment for Shoulder Pain During Bench Press

By Nichole Bonner

January 6, 2022

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In today's episode we go deep on the subject, "Physical Therapy Treatment for Shoulder Pain During Bench Press".  We go over:

  • How common are shoulder injuries in the bench press?
  • What causes shoulder pain during the bench press?
  • What are the most common bench press injuries?
  • Should you continue bench pressing with shoulder pain?
  • How to fix shoulder pain during the bench press
  • How to modify training to continue benching with shoulder pain
  • Best rotator cuff exercises for shoulder pain during bench press
  • How I fixed my shoulder pain in the bench press
  • What’s the Best Bench Press Technique For Shoulder Pain?
  • How long does it take for shoulder pain to go away?
  • How do you maintain good mental health while enduring a lengthy injury recovery?

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Show Notes / Relevant Articles:

  1. The Ultimate Guide to Getting Out of Shoulder Pain and Back to Bench Press, Overhead Press and Olympic Lifts
  2. The Best Exercises to Get Out of Shoulder Pain and Back to Training
  3. FPF Mini Course - 7 Reasons Why Injuries Happen in the Gym and What to do About it
  4. The Complete Guide to Rotator Cuff Tears, Tendinopathy and Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

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