Mr Bradley, 66, dislocated his right shoulder and snapped ligaments in a fall.

It meant he was unable to lift his arm and could only use his “good” arm to reach above his head.

In 2012 he took part in the Motor Control Retraining Exercises for Shoulder Impingement (Mocats) study, which used new methods to assess shoulder blade movement and shoulder muscle function.

Experts used motion analysis technology to identify bespoke exercises that helped him recover.

The team was able to pinpoint the cause of Mr Bradley’s shoulder impingement, where a tendon was catching on a bone.

From there, they identified exercises to improve his posture and teach his body to hold his shoulder in a corrected position.

Mr Bradley recalled feeling an improvement “within a week”.

“It then took several months to train my body to naturally hold my shoulder in the correct position. I was so happy and I found I could start to do more and more exercises.”

It meant he was able to take up pole sport, an activity which requires great strength and control.