Breaking Down the Shoulder Girdle Complex:
Anatomy, Assessment, and Application for Movement Professionals
Explore the anatomy, function, and assessment of the shoulder girdle. Build skills to evaluate mobility, stability, and adaptability, helping clients move with greater ease, balance, and strength.
In this online course you will learn to:
Identify and palpate the major musculoskeletal structures of the shoulder girdle complex and describe their primary actions in the body.
Have a basic understanding of dynamic movement principles of the shoulder girdle complex, including force couples and scapulohumeral rhythm.
Understand the differences between shoulder mobility, stability, and adaptability on the yoga mat and off, and how they impact overall function.
Screen basic shoulder joint mobility, strength/stability, and functional adaptability and compare it to what’s considered normal (normative values), as well as bilaterally in the body.
Prescribe basic shoulder girdle exercises for mobility, strength/stability, and adaptability based on the assessment findings.
Lecture
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Palpation Lab
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Assessment Labs
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Key benefits from this course
The shoulder girdle is one of the most dynamic and complex regions of the body—essential for functional movement yet highly susceptible to dysfunction and injury. This course is designed to give you a deeper understanding of this intricate system from both an anatomical and functional perspective. Through a combination of hands-on palpation, movement analysis, and applied assessment, you’ll learn to identify key structures, understand basic movement relationships, and distinguish between mobility, stability, and adaptability. By the end of the course, you’ll have the tools to effectively assess and address shoulder function—on and off the mat—to help your clients move with greater ease, balance, and strength.Â
