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ACROSS

1. Fountain treat 5. Pharaoh’s cobra 8. “____ the Woods,” movie 12. Gulf V.I.P. 13. Native American tent 14. Rapper Dogg 15. Hindu princess 16. *Used to alert when driving 17. “____ ____ me, then who?” 18. *Corvette, e.g. 20. Cambodian money 21. *Like Stephen King’s Christine 22. “Some Nights” (2012) band 23. *Aston follower 26. State legislature’s home 30. 7th letter of Greek alphabet 31. *What I used to step on the gas 34. Lowest brass 35. Salon offerings 37. Exclamation of surprise 38. Fathered 39. Do like phoenix 40. Underarm 42. The Jackson 5’s “____ Be There” 43. 3 or 6 in 3+6=9 45. Knit cap 47. Shed tears 48. Winter Olympics participant 50. Embarkation location 52. *Earth traveler (2 words) 56. 2-time NBA Champion Rajon 57. Double-reed instrument 58. Muscovite or biotite 59. Lopsided 60. Undesirable dwelling 61. Causing pain 62. Like certain military tent 63. Between “ready” and “go” 64. #63 Across, pl.

DOWN

1. J. Lo’s ex 2. Wet nurse 3. *Don’t cross it when driving 4. Hot dish stand 5. Garlicky mayonnaise 6. Shopping ____ 7. Pub offering 8. *Car name that sounds like

“unending” synonym 9. Opposite of all 10. Hammer or sickle 11. Choose or select 13. Like a rosebush 14. Maple goo, alt. sp. 19. French city, popular coronation location 22. Like a certain Tuesday 23. First ‘M’ in MGM 24. Aweigh 25. Turn toddler into an adult 26. Chicken house 27. Home of famous shroud 28. Obelus, pl. 29. Soup server 32. *Car company founded by a Henry 33. Unit of electrical resistance 36. *German luxury car 38. *Driving maneuver 40. Take your pick 41. In the same place, in a footnote 44. Cupid’s ammo 46. Smells 48. Expensive fur 49. Type of whip 50. Do like a model 51. Squid’s defense, pl. 52. Death, to some 53. Kamala Harris, e.g. 54. Not counterfeit 55. Dose of sunshine, pl. 56. *Car name that also means Aries

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Why You Still Have Shoulder Pain

(And How To Get Rid Of It For Good)

By Leading USA Shoulder Pain Expert, Dr. Tom Padilla

Is doing everyday things like nding a comfortable sleeping position di cult because of shoulder pain? You may nd it hard to enjoy those around you because you’re in pain. You may have already tried

“everything,” but the di culty is nding the things

that will help and actually last. It seems like even things that help are only temporary xes. Maybe you’ve started to think you’re just stuck with a bad shoulder.

Shoulder pain isn’t something you just have to deal with. And it’s not always xed by stretching or surgery or painkillers. Not all shoulder pain is the same. Some is caused by muscular weakness and restriction, while other cases can be caused by sti joints. Essentially, muscular dysfunction (often triggered by injury or poor form) will cause fatigued, overworked muscles to work overtime because your brain has stopped using your smaller stabilizing muscles to do their jobs. e

problem is in the communication between your brain and your body.

is is the reason so many of the “solutions” we try only provide temporary relief–they’re not targeting the root cause. And without getting to the source of the problem, shoulder pain will continue to return because the cause was never addressed.

So how do you x shoulder pain? You retrain the brain. Exercises that strengthen under-used muscles and remind your brain which muscles it should be using and in what order keep the pain from returning (and getting worse).

If you’re active and conventional advice like resting and “taking it easy” isn’t working for you, you don’t

have to choose between surgery and giving up the activities that you love.

You’ve likely already tried many di erent things. Usually the list includes massage, stretching, chiropractic, and di erent exercises. One of my patients, Neal, was getting ready to see a surgeon because nothing he tried lasted.

Neal told me, “I was facing a shoulder replacement on my left side before my treatments at DPT.”

Most shoulder pain is reversible. No matter how long you’ve su ered, you can still get your life back. Often without surgery or pills.

e core issue, which has been proven time and again in the best research, is that the brain has stopped

using your small muscles to stabilize your skeleton and instead relies on the big muscles to stabilize and

move your body. After a while, these new instructions become hardwired into the brain. Now your muscles are getting fatigued and clamping down on joints that eventually leads to them grinding against one another. No matter what you do to relax the muscles, the pain will continue unless you x the instructions your brain is sending.

ese instructions are what CAUSE shoulder pain.

e 7 Most Common “Fixes”... at Don’t Work Long Term

1. Stretching: It helps for a little bit, but the pain will keep coming back because it doesn’t address the root cause of the pain. 2. Hot-packs or hot showers: ese feel good in the moment and help get blood- ow to the muscles, but are only temporary xes. 3. Massage: It feels good for a few days but then it comes back. 4. Chiropractic care: It eased the pain a bit, but the nagging sensation is still there. 5. Painkillers: You went to the doctor’s o ce, and they gave you pain meds and told you to come back in 6 weeks if it didn’t work. 6. Physical erapy: You went to a physical therapist who put you on the same exercises everyone else with shoulder pain gets…then they left you with an assistant who only half watched your technique.

Activities To Avoid

Here are 3 things that can make your shoulder pain worse. Stop Testing If Your Pain Is Still ere: Many times, the shoulder starts to feel better, and just to check, people start doing things to see if it’s gone. It would be like continuing to stick a piece of paper into a papercut as it heals. It’ll never have the chance to fully heal. Avoid Sleeping On Your Shoulder: is can be tough, especially if you tend to turn in your sleep. Try rolling a small hand towel and placing it underneath your tted sheet. en, place another one just far enough away to make a slot for you to sleep in on your back. Ignoring It: If this strategy hasn’t worked for you up until now, you’re not getting closer to a breakthrough. Trust me, there’s no prize for persistence in this category.

How to Fix shoulder Pain for the Long Term

ese days, Neal has picked up mountain biking and says, “I can now perform work overhead with next to no pain.” Neal’s been able to get back to the active lifestyle he loves, no surgery required. He was able to get back to the life he loved by re-teaching his muscles how to work (correctly) and strengthening the right muscles properly.

Our client, Shelley, heard the game plan to get her back to living the life she loves and said, “It sounded so simple and made so much sense.” She said, “It was

such a relief to learn that I didn’t have a lifelong condition that I just had to live with or attempt to

x with surgery as I had been told before!”

Shelley said she “was skeptical of physical therapy because of what I’d heard from others’ experiences, but I was ready to try anything. From my rst visit, I felt hopeful for the rst time in years that I could be active again and get over my chronic pain.”

Tips and Exercises to Crush Shoulder Pain for Good

Join our community shoulder pain workshop on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:30pm for a free, fun, and interactive event to get back to sleeping through the night, playing your sports, or just living daily life without chronic pain. Register for our fun- lled

event by calling or texting us at 480-482-0651 and

asking to reserve a seat, or emailing us at info@ thedoctorsofpt.com with your phone number and “I want to come to the shoulder pain workshop.”

Our special shoulder pain report is also full of tips and exercises to ease your pain and change the way your brain works for the long term so you can get back to picking up your kids, playing your sports, or just getting a good night’s sleep. Get the report by calling or texting us at 480-482-0651 and asking for a copy, or emailing us at info@thedoctorsofpt.com and saying, “Send me a shoulder pain report.”

Our doctors believe in teaching you about your body and nding an approach that works best for you. You can learn more about our unique approach and getting a personalized roadmap to healing at www. thedoctorsofpt.com.

Dr. Tom Padilla, Doctor of Physical erapy, author, and shoulder pain expert, is the owner of e Doctors of Physical erapy in Scottsdale, Arizona and has helped thousands of people across the country get back to living the lives they love without pain.