One of our clients felt discomfort on top of the right shoulder every time he did a shoulder press.
We assessed and recorded his movement, and something caught our eyes. 👀
His right shoulder blade had limited upward rotation & protraction,
and when lowering the weights, it dropped back too fast without control.
This disrupted the natural scapulohumeral rhythm.
What is “Scapulohumeral Rhythm?”
It means how your shoulder blade (scapula) & upper arm (humerus) move together when you lift your arm.
💡 For every 2° the arm moves, the scapula moves about 1°.
When this rhythm is off:
⚠️The shoulder blade moves too little, too much, or at the wrong time
⚠️The shoulder joint takes too much load
⚠️Pain or impingement can show up
✨ A smooth rhythm means your shoulder and scapula share the work, so movement feels stable, strong, and pain-free.
When that rhythm is off, the shoulder joint has to work too hard alone.
From the two videos on the right, you can see that when he lifts both arms — whether from the front or from the side — the right shoulder blade moves more slowly and less than the left.
As a result, abnormal stress occurs at his shoulder joint, leading to discomfort.
So instead of treating just the sore spot, we looked deeper:👇
✅ observed the movement
✅ tested which muscles were “offline”
✅ identified which ones were overworked or too tight
We observed → tested → confirmed
Through hands-on release of tight or restricted tissues,
and movement training to re-activate the right muscles,
his shoulder press became smooth and pain-free again 💪
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