Many people with Parkinson’s complain of shoulder pain or injury in addition to their stooped posture. It may seem like these are two different problems, but shoulder pain may be a symptom of dysfunction between the upper back and shoulder blades. If this dysfunction is ignored for too long, it can result in a rotator cuff tear.
Your shoulder blades should “glide and float” on your rib cage. If you have a stooped posture, your shoulder blades can’t sit or glide normally on the ribs. Your chest muscles become tight and pull the shoulders and arm forward, creating shoulder pain and complications with the rotator cuff muscles.
This Parkinson’s “Hitch Hiker” exercise will activate your upper back muscles to help improve your posture and relieve your shoulder pain.
Watch this video to find out how you can treat Parkinson’s stooped posture and pain with a resistance band and get your shoulder blades gliding again:
For a helpful reminder to do this, put your resistance band on the counter or in any room you go into frequently. Every time you see the band, just pick it up and do 10 or more reps. By the end of the day, you will have performed many sets and reps of this great band exercise!
Click below to check out the other exercises in this series, as well as our Virtual Posture School:
- Be Sure to “Lube” up Your Hip Joints Daily if You Have Parkinson’s
- Do This Sacral Rock-Back to Offset Parkinson’s Stiffness
- Rebel Fit Club Virtual Posture School
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