The majority of clients who suffer from repeated shoulder instability incidents (like popping in & out of the joint) or have had actual shoulder stabilisation surgery are bad breathers and this pattern contributes massively to failed rehab programmes.
Sometimes purely focusing on strength, mobility and posture is not enough. Breathing patterns can influence our bodies movement.
A 10 second exercise is no match for 23,000 bad breaths a day!!!!!
One of the most important aspects for these clients is to teach their rib-cage to move down and in as opposed to “flare” out and up towards the head.
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In the first part of this video you can see as he lifts the stick up over head, the ribs flare up and he arches his back.
By blowing through the balloon, the obliques are forced to contract (just like you would brace for a punch in the stomach). This results in the upper muscles of the neck relaxing and lengthening, meaning they can’t influence as much the movement of the shoulder forcing the shoulder stabilisers to be more efficient. This is good news for these clients.
This exercise is also very useful for persistent neck discomfort.
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