The Shoulders: Powerfully Strong Yet Injury Prone. What gives?

The shoulder girdle is a beautifully strong yet injury prone part of the body. Why? One of the most incredible aspects of the shoulder girdle is that it allows for a large range of motion of the arm, yet this increased range of motion makes the shoulder vulnerable to injury. Also, since the shoulder girdle is the top of the trunk, instability in the shoulders leads to less activation of balance muscles, core muscles and trunk stabilizers.

Is exercising enough to keep the shoulder girdle protected from injury? Yes and no. Overuse injuries are common in all people, athletes included, so exercising alone is not necessarily the secret to maintaining an injury free shoulder. Plus, certain exercises and lack of a range of exercises (like too many (click read more)