Dropping the elbows too low while bench pressing heavy weight can cause stress injuries to the acromioclavicular joint in the shoulder.
The outer end of the collarbone, near the front and top of the shoulder, articulates with the acromion process, a bone projecting forward from the scapula. The clavicular part meets the acromion part, forming the “acromioclavicular, or AC, joint.
One of several joints making up the shoulder complex, the AC joint is particularly subject to injury because it is essentially two bones butting together, held by ligaments.
Recently a patient who had come from working out at the gym presented with shoulder pain due to over-stressing the AC joint while bench pressing.
Precise adjustments with the Activator instrument, combined with home care & ergonomic counseling, were the solution.
