Shoulder Pain Explanation for Mountain Bikers

Written by Dr. Colin van Werkhoven PT, DPT, CSCS Mountain biking is an extremely dynamic sport which requires a lot of total body strength in order to perform well. However, during training, the upper body often gets forgotten about when it comes to weight lifting to perform a cycling performance. Without proper strength and muscular endurance of key musculature throughout the upper back and shoulders, you can start to develop increased pain, and sometimes numbness and tingling throughout the hands. Over time this can lead to compensations and a decrease…

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