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What is an AC Joint Separation and How Can PT Help?

What is an AC Joint Separation and How Can PT Help?

As we roll into another beautiful spring and summer here in the great state of Utah, we also roll into another biking season.  We enjoy some of the best mountain bike terrain and scenic road cycling vistas in the country.  Today Toby Bluth, PT, DPT discusses one of the more common cycling injuries that can happen when we take a tumble- an acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation.  In fact an AC joint separation is one of the more common injuries affecting the shoulder joint in general. Today we’ll discuss exactly what the injury is and how to find out if you need to get your shoulder pain looked at by a physical therapist.

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