“Putting on the brakes:” The key to scapular stabilization

“PUTTING ON THE BRAKES:” THE KEY TO SCAPULAR STABILIZATION As you probably have seen from perusing this site, we are big fans of giving you tools for you to do things on your own. The “prone series” is an excellent group of exercises to perform. Ideal candidates for these exercises are overhead athletes (swimming, tennis, [...]

Is there a difference in shoulder exercises for female athletes?

SHOULDER EXERCISES AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? I was asked recently (and this isn’t the first time!) about shoulder exercises and strengthening for the female overhead athlete and if they should be different than males. Great question. Our anatomy is the same (well, except for that one part!) and the muscles work [...]

Slap Tears: What are they and what to do?

So I realized that I have missed mentioning a key injury in the shoulder, particularly in overhead athletes. Interestingly, we’ve only known about what this injury actually is since the early 80’s. SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior. You may recall (if you’ve read my other posts) that the shoulder is like a golf ball [...]

What to do about young athletes who are multi-sport athletes?

WHAT TO DO ABOUT YOUNG ATHLETES WHO ARE MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES  It’s amazing to me how we have year round sports being played.  Young athletes are playing their sport in season and then either jump to another sport or begin “off season” camps or travel teams.  There truly is no off season anymore.  Because there is [...]

“Prone Series” Shoulder Exercises

“PUTTING ON THE BRAKES:”  THE KEY TO SCAPULAR STABILIZATION  As you probably have seen from perusing this site, we are big fans of giving you tools for you to do things on your own.   The “prone series” is an excellent group of exercises to perform.  Ideal candidates for these exercises are overhead athletes (swimming, tennis, [...]