Scapular Muscle Anatomy & ACE Exam Prep | ACE Fitness
2017年5月2日 · Primary Muscles. Elevation. Glide the shoulders upward toward the ears. Upper trapezius levator scapulae. Depression. Glide the shoulders downward. Lower trapezius. Retraction (adduction) Pinch the shoulder blades toward each other. Rhomboids middle trapezius. Protraction (abduction) Round the shoulders forward. Serratus anterior. Upward rotation
Correct Cues for Scapular Motion - ACE
“The muscles around the scapulae should be active prior to the movement, but the contraction should be at a level that the scapulae can still move freely during the full exercise.” Reverse Flys Healthy Movement: The scapulae should [protract] as the arms come across the body and the weight lowers, says Price.
Scapular Stabilization Shoulder Exercises | ACE Fitness
Point your toes away from your body and fully extend your elbows and fingers, positioning your palms facing inwards. Stiffen (“brace”) your abdominal muscles to stabilize your spine, depress and retract your scapulae (pull shoulders back and down) and attempt to hold these positions throughout the exercise.
A Commonsense Approach to Addressing Shoulder Instability
When the muscles that act on the scapula are weak, they compromise scapular stability. In her book, Therapeutic Exercise for Musculoskeletal Injuries, Peggy Houglum describes the difference between a stable and an unstable scapula for the shoulder as being “similar to the difference between running on firm ground and running on a suspended ...
Functional Anatomy Series: The Shoulders - ACE
And the high plank, which is a closed-chain (hands-on-floor) exercise, can help to develop shoulder stability and strengthen the scapular stabilizers and rotator cuff muscles. Once the initial stabilization is improved, Cook suggests training the entire shoulder complex using exercises that enhance the ability of the muscles to create stability ...
Arm Muscle Anatomy & ACE Exam Prep | ACE Fitness
2017年2月23日 · We then started breaking down each body part, with the last blog looking at the muscles that move the scapulae. Here, we will look at the muscles that move the arm at the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints. Shoulder Joint. The glenohumeral joint—commonly referred to as the shoulder joint—consists of the attachment of the humerus bone to the ...
5 Essential Rotator Cuff Exercises - ACE
2017年3月30日 · Though most popular for posture and core training, this exercise is an excellent way to introduce proper scapular positioning during movement. The closed-chain, quadruped position gives your client a strong support link to the floor, allowing him or her to better adjust positioning and strengthen the scapular stabilizers in position while ...
Shoulder Stability-Mobility Series - I, Y, T, W Formations - ACE
Position your arms to your sides with elbows extended and palms facing inwards. Stiffen (“brace”) your abdominal muscles to stabilize your spine, depress and retract your scapulae (pull shoulders back and down) without moving your trunk and attempt to hold this positions throughout the exercise. Step 2
Yoga Straps for Scapular Strength - ACE
The scapular muscles are powerful stabilizers and are involved with many upper-extremity movements throughout a yoga practice. Various anatomical movements of the scapulae on the thorax include: Elevation — Sliding of the scapulae upward in a vertical plane (toward the ears)
Identifying and Working with Common Postural Deviations - ACE
2019年1月25日 · Focus on strengthening the muscles in the upper back while stretching the chest and promoting lumbar stability and thoracic mobility. Chest Stretches. Strengthening Obliques. Prone Scapular Stabilization. Scoliosis: An excessive lateral spinal curvature often accompanied by vertebral rotation. While scoliosis is a congenital or non-correctable ...