[Tango-L] any advice for bad shoulders?

[Carol Shepherd]

ramiro garcia wrote:
> --- jjg <jjg at jqhome.net> wrote:
> 
>> Um, me too. Couple of things to consider. 
>>
>> * Best I got on shoulders was here:
>>
>> http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1426252&cr=
> 
> Interesting article! I intend to try a few things in it.
> 

Great link, I just bookmarked it.  Scapular downward rotation syndrome 
is a huge problem for anyone sitting at a computer keyboard for extended 
periods of time.

There's a good stretch for this (depending on height).  Go to your 
nearest doorway, stand in the doorway, place the palm of your hand 
against one side of doorway and with a straight arm rotate your shoulder 
and upper torso into the doorway until you feel the stretch (you will 
feel it in the front in the crook of your arm at the armpit.  For the 
left, place the palm at 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock (ie, on the top and on 
the side near the top) and for the right, place the palm at 2 o'clock 
and 1 o'clock.  Of course, be gentle, don't tense up, and, breathe.

The other stretch good for this (depending on your flexibility) is to 
clasp your hands behind your back and raise up to the shoulder level and 
rotate the meaty part of the away from the back with the fingers laced 
inside out.
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