In my previous piece “The Rotator Cuff Lowdown for Volleyball Players,” I touched on the role the rotator cuff plays in overhead motions such as blocking and spiking for beach volleyball players. While there is no secret potion or magic routine…
With the conclusion of the 2015 AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) season, many professional beach volleyball players are heading into their post season recovering from an intense summer of travel, sun and a whole lot of play time. I have been…
On Wednesday, I presented a fanciful drama about the rotator cuff muscles imagining them to be a cranky group of dysfunctional office workers. Below are some exercises that you might do during your workday – especially if you are an office…
After Jill Miller guides the viewer through a mighty sensation-full sequence for the hips in her Yoga Tune Up Lower Body Massage video, she turns toward the camera and says with a twinkle in her eye, “Gluteus medius, nice to meet…
Try these levator scapula muscle pain treatment techniques to address the tension and asymmetry that can manifest from daily stressors or your instrument of choice as a musician. In my last post, I discussed the common causes of issues with the…
If you take a look at most musicians in the heat of performance, you’ll probably notice elevated shoulders, either asymmetrically or simultaneously. Sometimes, it appears in an expressive moment of passion, especially with pianists, guitarists, and wind players. Other times, it’s…
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the first part of this dreaded down dog blog, where I shared some useful information about the shoulder girdle/complex and the importance of keeping it as stable as possible. Now, back to business. DD is…
The dreaded down dog blog. Downward Facing Dog or Adho Mukha Svanasana. I’ve been thinking about writing this blog for a couple of years. Like my healthy eating, it comes and goes. The time has come to share thoughts and create…
I am squarely in the dysfunctional shoulder camp. In my last post, Create Rotator Cuff Stability To Improve Shoulder Agility, I wrote about rotator cuff risk factors for injury and recovery. My shoulder issues began after I partially dislocated my right shoulder…
The rotator cuff (so named because it helps the shoulder to rotate) comprises the tendons of four muscles—the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis—which surround the shoulder blade (scapula), wrap around the upper arm bone (humerus), and create a “cuff” that…
