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18 Feb Bulletproof Your Shoulders

The Shoulder is a complicated body part. With its complexity, proximal body parts are often overlooked when creating shoulder [P]rehab programs. The glenohumeral joint (shoulder) sits on the scapula (shoulder blade) which moves in accord with the thoracic spine (mid-Back). A Shoulder [P]Rehab program is not comprehensive unless all components of the shoulder are addressed. This article will guide you in how to Bulletproof Your Shoulders! The free program this article includes can be utilized by anyone seeking how to improve shoulder health!

06 Jan 6 Most Popular Episodes of 2018

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Thank you to all the support you guys have given us in 2018. We have been hard at work with extremely exciting projects going live this upcoming year! Stay tuned. This article showcase the 6 most popular Episodes of 2018. Serratus Anterior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCHGG140HrEWant to check out our entire...

17 Dec 7 Exercises For Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a very common diagnosis, affecting approximately 8% of the population. Pain with TOS often presents anywhere between the neck, face, occipital region or into the chest, shoulder, with paresthesia into the upper extremity. Just all other syndromes this diagnosis encompasses a host of signs and symptoms and doesn’t tell us the specific pain generator. TOS can be broken down into neurogenic TOS (95-98% of cases according to Davidovic et al. 2003) vs. vascular TOS. Of Vascular there can be either Arterial TOS or Venous TOS. Despite this vague diagnosis, this article will demonstrate 7 Exercises to beat TOS.

26 Nov Shoulder Injury Prevention Program For The Overhead Athlete

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This article will go through a 7 Month, 3 Phase Shoulder Injury Prevention Program. This Program was designed for in-season handball players, however, these principles will apply for any overhead athlete.

30 Sep Basketball Shoulder Instability Rehab

Posted at 20:31h in Shoulder 1 Comment

This article is all about basketball shoulder instability rehab! Shoulder injuries are not uncommon in basketball. Shoulder instability can be the result of a shoulder dislocation, labrum injury, or secondary to musculoskeletal or neurological impairments. In this article, you will learn more about shoulder instability in general and how to address it with early, middle, and late rehab progressions. More importantly, you will learn how to prescribe basketball shoulder instability rehab for the basketball athlete.

16 Sep Posterior Shoulder Mobility Drills

Posted at 13:34h in Shoulder 0 Comments

Got shoulder pain? A tight posterior cuff is associated with a handful of shoulder dysfunctions like subacrominal impingement syndrome, posterior impingement, anterior instability, etc. And thus, increasing posterior shoulder mobility is part of the treatment protocol for many with shoulder pain. There's a high probability increasing your posterior shoulder mobility will help, and we're going to show you some of our favorite posterior shoulder mobility drills that you can perform NOW to give you some relief!

12 Aug Serratus Anterior

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Serratus Anterior, which is also known as the “Big Swing Muscle” or “Boxer’s muscle” due to its effectiveness of protracting the scapula. Not only does this muscle have a cool name, but it is also needed for a plethora of arm movements; weather open chain (punching/grabbing something out of the cabinet) or closed chain (pushups, planks, downward dogs, or handstands). Due to its large role in stabilizing the scapula, inadequate strength here is often the culprit of Scapula Winging. This article will demonstrate a few exercises to improve activation and control of this Scapula Stabilizer in open kinetic chain.

22 Mar Does SICK Scapula Equal Pain?

Posted at 08:06h in Shoulder 4 Comments

Scapular dyskinesis (aka SICK scapula syndrome) is an alteration or deviation in the normal resting or active position of the scapula during shoulder movement. This observation of "abnormal" or "erratic" movement is often associated with pain. ⁉But does scapular dyskinesis actually cause a painful shoulder? Does SICK scapula equal pain ⁉

26 Mar Evidence Based Shoulder Exercises For Muscle Imbalances

Posted at 12:27h in Shoulder 23 Comments

This isn't your average rotator cuff and scapula article. We will be demonstrating and explaining seven evidence based shoulder exercises. Principles of biomechanics, kinesiology, and electromyography will be explained and you'll learn how to increase targeted muscle activation, improve scapular muscle activation sequencing, and challenge shoulder stability. We are taking broscience to the next level, providing research and evidence based shoulder exercises to prehab the shoulders for longevity.

02 Jan Developmental Kinesiology Exercises

Posted at 21:36h in Low Back, Shoulder 3 Comments

This article will use a global approach, via Developmental Kinesiology, to train muscles through purposeful movements. Some of you may know this as “Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization,” (DNS). DNS is originated by Pavel Kolar, who was known as one of the best student of the legend Vlademir Janda.The basis of DNS is on developmental kinesiology; that in early childhood your movement pattern is automatic, predictable, and genetically formed as the nervous system matures.