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Old 09-16-2015, 09:09 AM
Akash Akash is offline
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Originally Posted by jzp119 View Post
Yes my clavicle sloped down and my shoulders rolled forward
I went to my teams physical therapist and she pointed out that the bottom and inside edge of my shoulder blade rests in such a way that it sticks out of my back. This implied that my shoulder blades were unstable which is a main cause of "shoulder impingement syndrome" which they are sure is my problem. So the plan was to strengthen the upper traps and serratus and lower traps to stabilize my shoulder blades and stop my shoulder pain. My body responded to the upper trap shrugs extremely well and I improved by about 45% over the course of 6 weeks. I now do a couple sets every couple days to maintain strength but any of my upper trap problems I would consider managed/solved. It was a huge help and I recommend it.
Can you tell me the frequency and dosage/weights for the Upper Trap shrugs? I just read that many folks think that Upper Traps are basically stabilizers and strengthening them is mostly a plus.

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