Category Archives: shoulder stability

Upper Extremity Reach Range of Motion Assessments

By admin | Published: February 19, 2010
A video of upper extremity reach assessments. Do I need some corrective exercise? Eric Beard CEO A-Team Corrective Exercise Specialist AthleticShoulder.com RangeOfMotionWorkshop.com Share| .viraltweet { padding:8px; width:310px; border:1px solid #CCCCCC; font-family:Courier; font-size:10pt;} .vt_input {width:155px;} .twitter_message { width:300px; height:60px;} .twitter_follow { margin:10px 0 10px; padding:3px; border:1px dotted GRAY; background-color:#F1F1F1;} .vt_caption { font-family:Arial; font-size:8pt; color:gray; text-align:center;} .vt_aff { padding:8px; width:300px; text-align:right; font-family:Arial; font-size:8pt; } Twitter Username: Twitter Password: This information [...]
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Shoulder Stabilization for Christmas Tree Decorating

By admin | Published: November 30, 2008
This is the earliest that I ever remember getting a Christmas Tree. It usually takes until the second or third week of December for me to get into the holiday spirit, but I had a great day with the wife and kids decorating the tree and may warm up to the season a little earlier [...]
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Never Do This Exercise if You Want Healthy Shoulders, Especially If You Are A Tennis Player

By admin | Published: November 24, 2008
A very intelligent man who has been widely regarded in the health, fitness and performance industry as a got to “guru” recently said at a national conference on tennis performance and conditioning that upright rows were one of the staple exercises tennis players should be performing on a regular basis. My jaw drops and [...]
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The Kinetic Chain

By admin | Published: November 18, 2008
This picture here has several independent segments highlighted. What does each of the segments share in common?…..They are all either directly or indirectly attached. The wonder of the body and the human movement system (often referred to as the Kinetic Chain) allows for a fluid and complex series of interactions between the muscular system, skeletal [...]
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Posture and Athletics

By admin | Published: November 6, 2008
Does this picture look familiar? I can still feel this position from my plane flight and car ride today. It is easy to forget about posture when you are sitting and the computer, driving in the car or flying but these habits can have long term impacts on our athletic performance. Poor posture is one [...]
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