[chroma]

And here is the exercise for the scapular stabilization:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dseNVjRJikQ

[mspennyloafer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztm-k1AyHT8

is EXACTLY what my pt does, i see a lotta youtube vids on nerve glides but they never emphasize keeping the shoulder down with your hand like that

the part about tendons vs nerves is interesting

[mspennyloafer]

i wish my upper traps were loose like that vid

my levators though are the absolute worst

[chroma]

Originally Posted by mspennyloafer

i wish my upper traps were loose like that vid

my levators though are the absolute worst

Holy cow, I know what you mean! Was totally jealous when I saw that. My traps are like 3 X thicker even though the rest of my frame is not, and they do not yield to anything. I have no doubt they a contributing factor to my TOS.

[mspennyloafer]

actually i realized my pt basically has me doing this exercise but with my arms out at 90 degrees ilke an L on both sides..i think to keep me from irritating my arm pit. anyways im not that bad at it actually!you have to keep your hips tucked in tho or else you feel it in your lower back.

anyways eventually she will move me to all fours.

i tried doing bicep curls and my l arm got SO FATIGUED. i really think its my shoulder/lower bp/arm pit that carries all my neural tension.

[Anne4tos]

That guy would have Trap envy if he set his sights on me. His back is so defined! Where's his bulging trap hump?

[chroma]

Maybe TOS surgery should include "upper trap reduction".

[mspennyloafer]

yeah

my traps around my upper shoulder have loosened up a ton

the upper upper traps that hold up your head tho, mine are SO TIGHT. they used to get so tight i couldn't hear things well

[mspennyloafer]

so one of the nerve glides i tried yesterday irritated my upper trap or rhomboid or my levator??? somewhere right above my shoulder is burning today. not bad but i notice it bc i only did the glides on my left side.

[mspennyloafer]

i believe the palm of my left hand is less numb than the right but theyve both been numb for soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long that i kind of can't tell? lol. i know i cant double click on a mouse properly with either hand

anyways, ive been pokin with needles and maybe ill get some sand paper out. im not sure how else to test it