Articulation: pendulum swing for the shoulder

With shoulder pain, it’s not unusual to find that when the patient relaxes their shoulder, I can get a better range of movement than they could themselves. There are a few reasons why this happens, but the aim is to get as much movement through the week as possible. This can be difficult if you […]

Stretch/articulation: cat stretch and threading the needle

The cat and needle serve a similar purpose to the figure of 8, but the movements are more exaggerated. This means that you’ll feel more of a stretch, rather than just working through the joints, but also that it’s much less focused. For this reason I generally don’t give this exercise to people with lower […]