Miguel Torres getting his spine realigned and freeing up any joint restriction during his tough training regimen. I met Miguel Torres many years ago while he was fighting for Ironheart Crown. We reconnected not too long ago and started his chiropractic treatment. Just a down to earth guy and a pleasure to work with. Chiropractic care and acupuncture is a natural way to recover from intense training and injuries that mma fighters go through on a daily basis.

So BJ Penn just pulled out of his UFC 132 bout with a shoulder injury.  In his video, he says the MRI results are confidential and would rather keep that to himself.  The shoulder is a complex structure.  We can only assume what the injury can be.  But, we can deduce that it can be one of the few common shoulder injuries seen in the sport of MMA.  My guess is that it can be either a rotator cuff injury, AC joint separation, or a SLAP tear.  Here's an article I did explaining AC separation when Sean Sherk pulled out of his UFC 104 bout.  If anyone is interested in rotator cuff injuries, I can do a write up.  Thanks.

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