Category Archives: shoulder stability

Posture and Athletics

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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Good to be Home

I enjoy my work on the road, but my true passion is currentyl upstairs sleeping, my three children. It is easy to get caught up making a living and making a difference for others, but at the end of the day it has to happen at home. I admit that personal and professional balance is [...]
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Don’t Do This When Stretching Your Shoulder

If you look like this when you are performing your posterior capsule stretch for your shoulder…stop. It is a common error. I have a picture down below on my blog of what correct execution looks like. The elbow should stay at a 90 degree angle and the elbow should be directly in front of the [...]
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Stop Doing This If You Value Your Shoulders

Here is the answer to the question I posed in my last post on shoulder injuries; •Shoulder injuries make up a particularly large proportion of injuries in the following sports:o Baseball: 18 percento Wrestling: 18 percento Football: 12 percento Softball: 10 percent I was about to go on a tirade about upright rows and did [...]
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Shoulder Injuries Galore

The shoulder joint is a complex and highly mobile part of the body. It’s high degree of mobility leaves it with a low degree of stability. I have had 5 shoulder separations all together and not one of the has been fun:) Guess which sport has the highest percent of shoulder injuries? Baseball?Wrestling?Football?Softball? I delivered [...]
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