| Various shoulder exercises are becoming popular as | | | | stretching exercise will only stretch the weak unstable |
| people age and also becomes more active. | | | | areas. |
| The complex nature of the shoulder girdle, which is | | | | Even a simple stretching exercise, as bending |
| made of the area between the humerus, clavicle and | | | | forwards and circulating the arm, will pull on the |
| scapula and the muscles joining them together and the | | | | shoulder postural retraction muscles if they are weak. |
| scapula to the spine, makes them very vulnerable to | | | | Therefore I believe strengthening the postural |
| injury. | | | | retraction muscles should be first. |
| Many shoulder injuries and conditions are related to | | | | An easy exercise is rotating the hands out while arms |
| postural patterns, age, muscle weakness, and trauma | | | | by the side causing the palms to be forwards. Doing |
| to the joint and repetitious movement. | | | | this, as a conscious habitual routine will pull the |
| Shoulder exercises should be appropriate to the | | | | shoulders back and help stabilise the shoulder girdle |
| condition of the joints and muscles and if commenced | | | | This will help then help prevent further injury. |
| early can prevent most of the rotator cuff injuries. | | | | Gentle stretching can come after the shoulder girdle is |
| There are many different types of shoulder injury, and | | | | strong and stable. |
| I believe most can be both prevented and restored | | | | Then when stretching has helped restore mobility, |
| with Stability Exercises. | | | | further strengthening exercises can be carried out. |
| Many believe stretching should be the first step in | | | | To learn more on Postural exercises read the e-book |
| restoring proper range of motion and function back to | | | | written by Mark Sias, a fitness expert and gymnastics |
| the shoulder joint. | | | | instructor. |
| However if the whole Shoulder girdle is unstable any | | | | |