Marissa Schaeffer PT, DPT, CSCS: Prehab and Rehab for Dancers

#TechniqueTuesday post on port de bras! Remember last week when I showed you a video of the movements of the scapula? Here they are applied to port de bras!! As you move your arms a la second and up to fifth, your shoulder blades should simultaneously swing into upward rotation. To provide the arm bone (humerus) with a stable support. ... What I sometimes see (perhaps as a result of the cue ‘keep your neck long’ or ‘shoulders down and back!’) is that when the arms swing to second, the scapula depress and retract instead of swing upwards. This can cause quite a few issues in and around the shoulder. #shoulder #shoulderhealth #pt #personaltrainer #NYCpersonaltrainer #NYCtrainer #NYCphysicaltherapist #NYCphysicaltherapy #NYCPT #girlboss #dancersdoitbetter #dancetechnique #portdebras #movebetterfeelbetter #ptfordancers #physicaltherapyfordancers #dancerwellness #dancebetter #shouldersawayfromyourears #techniquetuesday

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Your shoulder blades should move quite a bit when you move your arm. Your scapula provide a base for the head of your arm bone. If your scapulae don’t move appropriately as your arm moves, you could have decreased recruitment of some the muscles that support your shoulder girdle like your rotator cuff, traps, and serratus anterior or decrease in boney sport which can decrease the stability of your shoulder. Take a look at this brief video my husband and I put together to show... you how the shoulder blade moves. Stay tuned for a post next week on how your shoulder blades should move in your port de bras. #shoulder #shoulderhealth #pt #personaltrainer #NYCpersonaltrainer #NYCtrainer #NYCphysicaltherapist #NYCphysicaltherapy #NYCPT #girlboss #dancersdoitbetter #dancetechnique #portdebras #movebetterfeelbetter #ptfordancers #physicaltherapyfordancers #dancerwellness #dancebetter #shouldersawayfromyourears #techniquetuesday

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