Scapula Stability & Self Adjustment with Ashley Hannawacker -MoveU

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Tag someone with shoulder pain! In this video, we wanted to have someone demonstrate the movement who has not has not yet been coached on how to properly engage the blade. @Ashley.Hann learns a simple and effective technique of shrugging the shoulder and then pulling it down and slightly rotating the blade and holding it there. You can do the same!!! If you have #ShouldImpingement, a #LabralTear, or #BoneSpurs, then working your shoulder blade motion is crucial!


Try this exercise with or without a band. Record yourself or watch yourself in the mirror as you swing the arm out to the side, keeping the blade down and armpit rotated forward. Our friends @crossoversymmetry make the awesome setup we are using in the video.

If we gave Ashley a heavier band, her shoulder would probably have shrugged up even more. She would have started twisting and contorting her body to compensate. When you learn to lock the blade down and keep your pelvis and core in alignment, you will feel a lot more stability in the shoulder.

Notice that I am maintaining a tight, locked should blade while moving my arm in any direction. The lower traps and serratus muscles are activated the entire time. When the arm goes overhead, the upper traps and serratus will stay engaged!

-Written by Andrew Dettelbach @MoveUShirtlessDude

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