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The Shoulder

Shoulder issues are so common.  Learn why this is and how to help manage them with yoga.

This course covers the anatomy of the 4 shoulder joints, the role of key structures such as the rotator cuff and labrum assessment skills and the influence of posture on thoracic spine mobility on shoulder function.

WHY THIS COURSE

Let me help you take your knowledge to a level you did not think possible. 

With many years of clinical experience seeing patients, I know how troublesome shoulders can be. To fix them, you have to understand the four different joints that make up the shoulder AND the influence of the neck, upper back, and even core stability. 

This course is not just about learning anatomy. It is so much more than that. It teaches you how all the elements of the shoulder and body work together and what you need to do when things go wrong.

This course is for teachers who want to help every student and every shoulder problem. 

Course Introduction

Look Inside - 1

You may have heard of the rotator cuff muscles, but what do they actually do? Here I explain some vital roles they play.

Look Inside 2

Knowing the functional anatomy of the rotator cuff is crucial. But as a teacher, you also need the skills to assess when these tissues are not correctly functioning. In this clip from the course, there is an excellent great example of long-standing shoulder issues.

Look Inside 3

Once you have learnt the functional anatomy AND how to assess a student, what do you do? The Shoulder Course will give you lots of ideas of movements that will appropriately stimulate specific tissues to improve them. In this clip, I explain a great way to target one of the rotator cuff muscles.

WHAT WILL I GET?

WHAT WILL I GET?
  • Over 8 hrs of high-quality streamable video 
  • video transcripts 
  • case studies
  • practical assignments 
  • over 150 quiz questions to test your knowledge retention 
  • online support and access to student discussion boards

Table of contents

Week 1

DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 1: MODULE INTRODUCTION, BONES, JOINTS AND LIGAMENTS
Preview
DAY 2 QUIZ
DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 2: EXPLORING SHOULDER MOVEMENT SCAPULOTHORACIC JOINT SELF-ASSESSMENT
DAY 2 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT - COW FACE & EAGLE ARMS
DAY 3 QUIZ
DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 3: HANDS-ON ANATOMY
DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 4: GLENOID LABRUM, ROTATOR CUFF, GH JOINT STABILITY
DAY 4 QUIZ (1)
DAY 4 QUIZ (2)
DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 5: GLENOHUMERAL JOINT INSTABILITY
DAY 4 - HANDOUT: GLENOHUMERAL JOINT INSTABILITY
DAY 5 QUIZ
DAY 5 - VIDEO SECTION 6: THE SCAPULA, MUSCLES OF SCAPULA, SCAPULOHUMERAL RHYTHM
DAY 5 - MUSCLES - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
DAY 5 - DISCUSSION: COW FACE & EAGLE ARMS

WEEK 2

DAY 1 QUIZ
DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 7: POSTURE ASSESSMENT, MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT, TESTING SCAPULAR STABILITY
DAY 1 - SCAPULA MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT: REVISITED
DAY 2 QUIZ
DAY 2 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT - SCAPULA ASSESSMENT
DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 8: CASE STUDY - POSTURE ASSESSMENT
DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 9: UPPER CROSSED SYNDROME, SWAY BACK POSTURE, NECK IN RELATION TO SHOULDER
Preview
DAY 3 QUIZ
DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 10: THORACIC EXTENSION, TESTING & THERAPY TO IMPROVE MOBILITY
DAY 3 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT: TADASANA & WALL ANGEL
DAY 4 QUIZ
DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 11 - CORE STABILITY AND THE SHOULDER, SUN SALUTATION - SHOULDER ASSESSMENT
DAY 4 - TIGER POSE: REVISITED
DAY 5 QUIZ
DAY 5 - VIDEO SECTION 12: SHOULDER ARCHITECTURE, SHOULDER PROPRIOCEPTION, OPEN AND CLOSED CHAIN MOVEMENTS
DAY 5 - TADASANA & WALL ANGEL DISCUSSION

WEEK 3

DAY 1 QUIZ
DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 13: SCAPULA THERAPY
DAY 1 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT: SCAPULA THERAPY
DAY 2 QUIZ
DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 14: ROTATOR CUFF THERAPY
DAY 3 QUIZ
DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 15: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 1 - SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME, SUBACROMIAL BURSITIS
DAY 4 QUIZ
DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 16: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 2 - GH OSTEOARTHRITIS, GH JOINT DISLOCATION, MUSCLE BALANCE, GLENOID LABRUM TEARS
DAY 5 - CASE STUDY: MR BAUB

Week 4

DAY 1 QUIZ
DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 17: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 3 - ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS
DAY 2 QUIZ
DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 18: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 4 - ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES, LONG HEAD OF BICEPS TENDINOPATHY & RUPTURE
DAY 3 QUIZ
DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 19: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 5 - ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS, STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY
DAY 4 QUIZ
DAY 4 - STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT ISSUES: REVISITED
DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 20: GLENOHUMERAL INTERNAL ROTATION DEFICIT (GIRD)
DAY 5 - CASE STUDY - MR KING

Week 5

DAY 1 - CASE STRUDY: MRS BELL
DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 21: MODULE ROUND UP
DAY 3 - ARE YOU READY?
DAY 4 - THE SHOULDER END OF COURSE QUIZ

Live Meeting (recordings) March/April 2024

Week 2
Week 3