Our Shoulders & Shoulder Blades Are Designed To Be Highly Mobile
Claire uses Franklin balls to demonstrate how we can gently improve our shoulder mobility to be more functional for us.
This video was taken at our recent workshop Fixing Your Aching Shoulder with Pilates.
Using the skeleton, Claire explains how our shoulders & shoulder blades are designed to move in a variety of directions synergistically: up/down, around, in/out and forward/ backwards.
Our shoulders blades are an extension of our arms, and we need them to move efficiently so we can perform everyday tasks and avoid pain.
However, sometimes we favour a certain type of movement and avoid others due to related issues in our body such as scoliosis or impingement. This can put our shoulder movement system out of balance, risking further damage, loss of normal mobility and pain.
The medical term for the loss of normal scapular motion, during shoulder movements, is known as scapular dyskinesia.
Claire uses Franklin balls to demonstrate how we can gently improve our shoulder mobility to be more functional for us.
This video was taken at our recent workshop Fixing Your Aching Shoulder with Pilates.
Using the skeleton, Claire explains how our shoulders & shoulder blades are designed to move in a variety of directions synergistically: up/down, around, in/out and forward/backwards.
Our shoulders blades are an extension of our arms, and we need them to move efficiently so we can perform everyday tasks and avoid pain.
However, sometimes we favour a certain type of movement and avoid others due to related issues in our body such as scoliosis or impingement. This can put our shoulder movement system out of balance, risking further damage, loss of normal mobility and pain.
The medical term for the loss of normal scapular motion, during shoulder movements, is known as scapular dyskinesia.
This video was taken at our recent workshop Fixing Your Aching Shoulder with Pilates.
Using the skeleton, Claire explains how our shoulders are designed to move up and down, round and round, in and out and forward and backwards in all directions. Without our shoulders our arms are next to useless.
Shoulder Mobility includes diagonal and rotational mobility. Sometimes we favour a certain type of movement and avoid others due to other issues in our body such as scoliosis or impingement.
The medical term for abnormal shoulder mobility is scapular dyskinesia.
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Here is another related article about Pilates Exercises for Shoulder Pain, and another regarding how Pilates Can Undo the Damage Done at Work.
