Shoulder Stability
Shoulders can be tricky joints to understand. There are many muscles and joint involved in moving and stabilizing this intricate body part. Let’s start with the rotator cuff- 4 muscles around the shoulder blade meant for- you got it- rotating the shoulder around the ball-and-socket joint that makes the main joint of the shoulder girdle. They all have to work in coordination to move our arm and shoulder in all directions. They also have to be strong enough to hit, throw, and lift.
There are other joints of the shoulder besides the glenohumeral joint (that ball and socket joint mentioned before). There are joints involving your collar bone, your shoulder blade, your humerus (arm bone), and even your rib cage. All of these bones form joints and are controlled by muscles like your trapezius, rhomboids, levator scapulae, pectorals, biceps, and more. Don’t worry, you don’t really have to remember these names to be able to give your shoulder more strength and movement.
Try some of these exercises below to start creating the stability and strength you need to allow more mobility and freedom of movement in your shoulder girdle. Click the photo to follow the link to the full YouTube video.
Questions on this complex joint? Reach out and let’s chat. Let’s get moving!
