Christine RuffoloSep 6, 20152 min readBall and SocketsThe shoulder and hip are ball-and-socket joints. Their usage, however, often gets thrown off by the hinge joints separating the thick...
Christine RuffoloMay 31, 20154 min readThe Shoulder-Elbow Connection (rotations part 2)In part 1 of this shoulder series, we looked at glenohumeral rotation in the horizontal plane (think shoulders back, chest forward)....
Christine RuffoloMay 4, 20152 min readShoulder (GH) External RotationThe glenohumeral joint is a ball-and-socket that allows for all ranges to motion: flexion/extension, aBduction/aDduction, and...
Christine RuffoloMar 15, 20152 min readPinky Shoulder SaverAnterior shoulder pain is often triggered by ‘excessive’ grip drive through the thumb and index finger. To specify the sites of pain I’m...
Christine RuffoloDec 23, 20142 min readVertical Pulls 95Seven tips to nailing that chin up. 1. The most shoulder friendly chin up grip is neutral, with palms facing each other. This differs...
Christine RuffoloSep 13, 20143 min readGlenohumeral Joint (Shoulder Socket)The intricacies of the shoulder are crazy. Everything fits just right, in the tiniest of divots and crevasses and seams. The body is...
Christine RuffoloSep 4, 20142 min readScapula (Shoulder Blade) – PackingPacking the shoulder refers to using the scapula to ‘suck’ the shoulder into place. You are securing the stable joint so the arm socket...
Christine RuffoloAug 30, 20143 min readScapula (Shoulder Blade) – GlidingThe “shoulder” is actually composed of three bones and their joints, the scapula or shoulder blade, the humerus (upper arm), and the...