Understanding Shoulder Anatomy

You shoulder hurts because you don't know how to use it

Not like it comes with an owners manual

Here's a quick lesson

The shoulder (glenohumeral) joint is not on the side of your body

It's actually angled forward

Let's look at see why that's important👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/WkhVbblvWA

— Bengal THE Jungle’s Physio (@BowTied_Bengal) March 29, 2023

The shoulder has a LARGE range of motion

that joint angled forward means the circle your shoulder makes is in front of you

NOT to the side

The circle to the side needs motion from other joints that YOU may not have

i've always hated these YES/NO vids, but here we are... pic.twitter.com/2OWS4UTCWS

— Bengal THE Jungle’s Physio (@BowTied_Bengal) March 29, 2023

This is because of the scapular plane

It's a RANGE where the shoulder muscles are most efficient

most shoulder pain occurs OUTSIDE this plane

You're either
-making muscles work harder than they need to
-using a range of motion you don't have
-both

Its not bad, just painful pic.twitter.com/KNvicdEBdk

— Bengal THE Jungle’s Physio (@BowTied_Bengal) March 29, 2023

Remember this with tasks
- out to the side
- across your body

and modify them so they don't hurt so much

Same with
-pressing with elbows flared out
-lateral raises out to the side

those usually always hurt, or you have to go so light they do nothing pic.twitter.com/05NwkAu2Mc

— Bengal THE Jungle’s Physio (@BowTied_Bengal) March 29, 2023

oh and we made an owners manual https://t.co/SPa4V49h8z

— Bengal THE Jungle’s Physio (@BowTied_Bengal) March 29, 2023