Kyler Brown

You really wanted me to come over, I think initially just doing some DNS stuff, like some routine maintenance things. And somewhere around the second or third visit, I was like, what's going on with this shoulder? And that kicked off this whole conversation because in my world, this idea of just doing one technique or providing one service isn't really a complete approach.

You really wanted me to come over, I think initially just doing some DNS stuff, like some routine maintenance things. And somewhere around the second or third visit, I was like, what's going on with this shoulder? And that kicked off this whole conversation because in my world, this idea of just doing one technique or providing one service isn't really a complete approach.

Alton did an amazing job in a lot of ways, but one of the things as a rehab professional that I really appreciated was how he didn't want to just cinch down that joint to where his liability was so covered that that shoulder would be strong, but you lost a ton of function. And I think that is one of the key things that he did for us was he did the right amount.

Alton did an amazing job in a lot of ways, but one of the things as a rehab professional that I really appreciated was how he didn't want to just cinch down that joint to where his liability was so covered that that shoulder would be strong, but you lost a ton of function. And I think that is one of the key things that he did for us was he did the right amount.

He put the staples and the sutures in the right places to where that shoulder would be functional. And we got to your shoulder well before it became any kind of more significant structural compromise. So it's a really important window to do so. But I do remember that conversation because you had a date several months out where you're like, I'm going to have to use my arm a lot.

He put the staples and the sutures in the right places to where that shoulder would be functional. And we got to your shoulder well before it became any kind of more significant structural compromise. So it's a really important window to do so. But I do remember that conversation because you had a date several months out where you're like, I'm going to have to use my arm a lot.

That conversation was one of my favorites because I've done this before where if we know the big picture goal as well as the near-term surgical date, and then we reverse engineer, okay, I want to check off a certain amount of things preoperatively to where that joint is ready.

That conversation was one of my favorites because I've done this before where if we know the big picture goal as well as the near-term surgical date, and then we reverse engineer, okay, I want to check off a certain amount of things preoperatively to where that joint is ready.

And essentially, in the most simple terms, what you're looking for in that situation, especially with the shoulder because it's such a mobile joint, is you want to make all the muscles around the shoulder just awesome. but we need to do so in a way that doesn't make the surgery more complicated or injure you more.

And essentially, in the most simple terms, what you're looking for in that situation, especially with the shoulder because it's such a mobile joint, is you want to make all the muscles around the shoulder just awesome. but we need to do so in a way that doesn't make the surgery more complicated or injure you more.

And so we did a lot of things where we didn't only use technology like BFR, but we also used very aggressive approaches on your core stability, the way your scapula interacted with your ribs, and all these things have an effect on how my shoulder moves.

And so we did a lot of things where we didn't only use technology like BFR, but we also used very aggressive approaches on your core stability, the way your scapula interacted with your ribs, and all these things have an effect on how my shoulder moves.

And if my really mobile shoulder that has a torn labrum isn't stable and doesn't have a support infrastructure around it, you're always just going to ask for more pain. But the best thing about that is the day you got the surgery, we jumped on it really quick once things were healing from the surgery itself. All those other ancillary things were actually functioning really well.

And if my really mobile shoulder that has a torn labrum isn't stable and doesn't have a support infrastructure around it, you're always just going to ask for more pain. But the best thing about that is the day you got the surgery, we jumped on it really quick once things were healing from the surgery itself. All those other ancillary things were actually functioning really well.

So now we only had to really target the shoulder itself because the rest of the human was really strong and ready.

So now we only had to really target the shoulder itself because the rest of the human was really strong and ready.

The broader picture here is what we touched on, the liability, and it's really difficult for modern physicians and rehab pros to integrate. Professional sports tries to achieve this as well, but they have time constraints and all these other constraints with how many people they're working with, so ignoring all

The broader picture here is what we touched on, the liability, and it's really difficult for modern physicians and rehab pros to integrate. Professional sports tries to achieve this as well, but they have time constraints and all these other constraints with how many people they're working with, so ignoring all

those layers, I think the most important thing is to know, Alton and I had these conversations in detail and he was really specific about, okay, did we get the training we talked about? Is that supraspinatus, the serratus anterior, all these other muscles that help stabilize, are those really good?

those layers, I think the most important thing is to know, Alton and I had these conversations in detail and he was really specific about, okay, did we get the training we talked about? Is that supraspinatus, the serratus anterior, all these other muscles that help stabilize, are those really good?