DESIGNED TO MOVE | WINGED SCAPULA

What Is Winged Scapula The shoulder region, comprised of the shoulder blade (scapulae) and the collarbone (clavicle), act as a supportive stabilizer for the chest muscles (pectorals and trapezius), muscles around the side of the ribcage (serratus anterior), and the...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | ROUNDED SHOULDERS

What Are Rounded Shoulders? Rounded shoulders refer to a muscular strength imbalance between the shoulder and chest muscles. It is when there is a “rounding” of the shoulders due to an excessive internal rotation at the shoulder blade (scapula) and a restriction of...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | ELEVATED SHOULDERS

What are Elevated Shoulders? Having elevated shoulders refers to the movement distortion where the shoulder complex and muscles are raised up above the neutral alignment due to muscular strength imbalances around the rib cage and back muscles (rhomboids and...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT (PART 1)

What is Shoulder Impingement? The shoulder is made up of several joints, connected by the rotator cuff (a grouping of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder blade). The rotator cuff, responsible for lifting and rotating movements, connects the scapula and upper...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT (PART 2)

What is Shoulder Impingement? The shoulder is made up of the clavicle and the scapula. It is surrounded by the rotator cuff (a grouping of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder blade) and bursa (fluid-filled sacs) which connects the shoulder with the upper part...