The Shoulder

Self Care

Activation

Self Care

Self Care is all things you can do to help ease muscle tension and allow your body to effectively move in the way it's designed to!

Stretch

Activation

Self Care

Once you have completed your self care routine, it's time to move on to stretching that musculature out.

Activation

Once your self care and stretch routines are complete, we can now look at corrective exercises to assist in re-patterning how your body is moving.

Self Care

Welcome to our section on Self Care for the Shoulder. This series of videos are our top picks for common shoulder problems we see in and around the clinic and gym. Not sure if it can help?

This series includes the following:

Biceps Brachii
The Triceps, Teres and Latissimus Dorsi
Supraspinatus
Subscapularis with a spikey ball
Serratus Anterior
Pectoralis Minor
Pectoralis Major
Pectoralis Minor and Subscapularis
Infraspinatus
Deltoids

Stretch

All things stretching in this series! Take a look at the top picks of our favourite shoulder stretches. This series includes the following stretches:

Subscapularis
Pectoralis Major and Minor
Infraspinatus
Abductors
Rhomboids
Triceps
Biceps
The Hooker
The Damsel

Activation

So now you have done your self care and your stretching, it's time to activate those weak and long muscles to combat the short and tight! This video series includes:

Scapula protractors
Retractors and lateral rotators
W Slides
T to Y Rows
Scapula Elevations - Variants 1, 2 and 3
Scapula Depressors
Internal and External Rotators
Extensors and Retractors
Adductors
Abductors
Prayer Hands

Additional Content - Shoulder Impingement - What Is It?

What is Shoulder Impingement? Common Cause + Self Care Strategies. If you are in jobs where your arm comes away from your body repetitively then this is something to check in with from time to time and do maintenance on, as it can lead to time off work, training and be really frustrating to come back to 100% functionality.

Additional Content - Apley Scratch Test

This Shoulder test is a great all-rounder to let you know how the Gleno-Humeral joint is functioning through flexion, extension, internal/external rotation and abduction/adduction movements.

Chiropractic
Remedial Therapy
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