“Nearly 6 million people a year go to their doctor for shoulder pain, strains, dislocations or other shoulder related problems”. 

In the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder course, functional anatomy of the shoulder joint will be reviewed.  In addition, common shoulder injuries (frozen shoulder, shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tear and shoulder instability) will be discussed, and rehabilitative principles and exercises for each will be presented.

What You Will Learn:

• Functional anatomy of the musculature and supporting structures of the shoulder joint

• Evaluation of the shoulder joint

• Common shoulder injuries, key points of each injury and how to rehabilitate them

• Rehabilitative exercises using the stability ball, body weight, tubing and free weights will be covered

Continuing Education Credits:

4.0 BCRPA    4.0 BCAK    3.0 CSEP     4.0 CMTBC

This workshop is open to the public.  

Instructor: Rick Kaselj

Rick Kaselj specializes in active rehabilitation and fitness. He works in one-on-one and group rehabilitation settings, training people who have been injured at work, in car accidents and during sport activities. His clients and group exercise participants include a wide variety of individuals from healthy and special populations.

Rick has combined his work experience and passion for research to develop a variety of courses and presentations for fitness professionals, kinesiologists and healthcare providers. These workshops include:

• Exercise rehabilitation for the shoulder, lower back or knee

• Intro or advanced core stability

• Postural assessment and exercise prescription

• Intro or advanced stability ball exercises

• Train for better golf

• Shoulder stabilization

• Resistance exercises for the injured shoulder

Rick balances his work life with fitness endeavours and travel. He has completed endurance activities, such as the Manitoba Marathon, the 225-km Ironman Canada Triathlon and the 160-km Sea2Summit Adventure Race in Whistler.

He recently hiked 4,300 kilometres along the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. As an avid traveller, Rick has toured three continents and 17 countries.

In 1997, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University. Rick currently works as a lecturer, Kinesiologist, personal trainer and exercise rehabilitation specialist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.