10 Jul Overhead Hold – Dumbbell
HOW: Begin in a standing position and grab a dumbbell in one hand. Bring that dumbbell up overhead while keeping your elbow straight. Hold that position for the prescribed amount of time ad reps. FEEL: You should feel your shoulder muscles working. COMPENSATION: Don’t...
10 Jul Lat Stretch – Dynamic
HOW: Lean against a wall with your back flat and feet out with a slight bend in your knees. Raise both arms up as you rotate your hands out. Try to get your elbows to touch each other. Do this in a slow and...
03 Jul Standing Shoulder Cross Body Stretch – Rhomboid
HOW: Bring one arm up in front of you at shoulder height. Bring that arm across your chest while you use the other arm to slightly pull it more towards your chest. Hold that stretch for as long as prescribed. FEEL: You should feel...
03 Jul Standing Shoulder Cross Body Stretch – Posterior Cuff
HOW: Bring one arm up in front of you at shoulder height. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and then bring that arm across your chest while you use the other arm to slightly pull it more towards your chest. Hold that stretch for as...
03 Jul Lateral Raise – Dumbbell
HOW: Begin in a standing position with a dumbbell in each hand. With your palms facing your body, arms straight with a slight bend in your elbow, raise the dumbbells up from your side until you get to shoulder height and then back down. ...
03 Jul Bent Over Y – Dumbbell
HOW: Hold two dumbbells in a standing position with your feet shoulder width apart. Hinge forward at the hips and slightly bend your knees. Hold the dumbbells with your thumbs pointed up. Squeeze your shoulder blades back and raise your arms up in a...
03 Jul Supine Serratus Scoop – Band
HOW: Begin by lying on your back with a band wrapped around your back. Cross the band over your chest. With a band in each hand, bring your arms up and overhead as much as you can against the resistance of the band and...
03 Jul Side Lying Posterior Cuff Soft Tissue Mobilization – Lacrosse Ball
HOW: Begin by lying on your back. Place a lacrosse ball underneath your shoulder. Rotate your body and bend that elbow in order to place pressure on the ball to release the muscle and soft tissue behind the shoulder. You can also rotate your...
02 Jul Shoulder Scaption – PROM, Pulley
HOW: Begin in a seated position underneath a pulley system. With one hand, hold onto the pulley with your palm facing you and your arm out in front of you at an angle. Make sure that arm is completely relaxed. Use the opposite arm...
02 Jul Shoulder Flexion – PROM, Pulley
HOW: Begin in a seated position underneath a pulley system. With one hand, hold onto the pulley with your palm facing you and your arm out in front of you. Make sure that arm is completely relaxed. Use the opposite arm to pull that...