Bill Hartman

Tag: exercises for shoulder pain

  • A Better Way to Measure Shoulder Flexion to Target Rehab and Training Strategies

    A Better Way to Measure Shoulder Flexion to Target Rehab and Training Strategies

    Thinking in straight planes like shoulder flexion is misguided.

    We need to think differently about how movements are achieved.

    Shoulder flexion involves a great deal of shoulder rotation. If this rotation is not accounted for in the measurement, you’ll fail to succeed quickly and you may even select the wrong shoulder rehab exercises or strategy that you need to resolve your client’s issues.

    Controlling shoulder rotation during your shoulder flexion measure and understanding the relative motions required for shoulder flexion makes all the difference.

    If you don’t have a treatment table or someone to measure your shoulder flexion, I’ve included a simple shoulder flexion self-test you can use to gauge your own progress.

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  • September 15th Q & A and $2,000+ Give-Aways

    September 15th Q & A and $2,000+ Give-Aways

    This week’s questions from Instagram (@billhartmanpt):

    • What are safe exercises you would use for long term shoulder health?
    • Ways to help alleviate pain from spinal stenosis?
    • What was the last protocol and or method you eliminated from your programming upon discovering you were “wrong” ? or upon finding a more efficient solution.
    • Are resets for a certain period of time enough to create long term changes in someone’s mobility, position, etc? Or do they have to be done forever basically?
    • What are the consequences of pursuing high levels of flexibility such as full splits? Is it possible to be healthy long term?
    • If inhaling means abduction of the scaps, and exhale means adduction of the scale, why exhale the up part of a push up and inhale down? I understand a punch or reach is naturally paired with an exhale, but if scapular and rib cage coherence is the goal, would you see value in changing that breathing pattern to reflect the scapular activity?
    • What drives you?
    • How do you address limiting beliefs?
    • what is going on with a person who can squat atg but has no IR at femurs in table test?
    • Is our body supported by triangles? Would a better understanding of the Platonic solids help paint a picture of geometry in nature? Specifically our own design?
    • What is your criteria for identifying someone that you can’t help with your skill set?

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