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Old 04-14-2008, 10:06 AM   #369 (permalink)
dmw
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Originally Posted by Ian Kay View Post
I have no doubt that you have inflammation... but I'm saying the cause of the inflammation might be the lack of scapular stabilization. If it happens regularly (the scap movement during heavy pressing) then eventually you'll end up with some inflammation that won't go away easily. Perhaps the dips lock you into the position and stop the 'rubbing', wherever it may be. Also, even with prescription-strength anti-inflammatories, it doesn't fix the source of the problem, thus not preventing it from happening again.

That's all I was saying.

Well, maybe you are right, though I don't know much about that kind of stuff. Would that problem also cause pain stretching, swinging a baseball bat, and overhead pressing?

When I bench, I spend a lot of time setting up with the shoulder blades pulled together.
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