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
  • 17 mins
  • 1.76 GB
Preview
DAY 2 QUIZ
    DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 2: EXPLORING SHOULDER MOVEMENT SCAPULOTHORACIC JOINT SELF-ASSESSMENT
    • 17 mins
    • 1.73 GB
    DAY 2 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT - COW FACE & EAGLE ARMS
    • 5.29 MB
    DAY 3 QUIZ
      DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 3: HANDS-ON ANATOMY
      • 6 mins
      • 474 MB
      DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 4: GLENOID LABRUM, ROTATOR CUFF, GH JOINT STABILITY
      • 13 mins
      • 1000 MB
      DAY 4 QUIZ (1)
        DAY 4 QUIZ (2)
          DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 5: GLENOHUMERAL JOINT INSTABILITY
          • 15 mins
          • 1.14 GB
          DAY 4 - HANDOUT: GLENOHUMERAL JOINT INSTABILITY
          • 472 KB
          DAY 5 QUIZ
            DAY 5 - VIDEO SECTION 6: THE SCAPULA, MUSCLES OF SCAPULA, SCAPULOHUMERAL RHYTHM
            • 12 mins
            • 1.15 GB
            DAY 5 - MUSCLES - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
            • 10 mins
            • 427 MB
            DAY 5 - DISCUSSION: COW FACE & EAGLE ARMS
            • 6.47 MB

            WEEK 2

            DAY 1 QUIZ
              DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 7: POSTURE ASSESSMENT, MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT, TESTING SCAPULAR STABILITY
              • 13 mins
              • 1.24 GB
              DAY 1 - SCAPULA MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT: REVISITED
              • 12 mins
              • 583 MB
              DAY 2 QUIZ
                DAY 2 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT - SCAPULA ASSESSMENT
                • 305 KB
                DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 8: CASE STUDY - POSTURE ASSESSMENT
                • 6 mins
                • 88.1 MB
                DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 9: UPPER CROSSED SYNDROME, SWAY BACK POSTURE, NECK IN RELATION TO SHOULDER
                • 11 mins
                • 1.13 GB
                Preview
                DAY 3 QUIZ
                  DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 10: THORACIC EXTENSION, TESTING & THERAPY TO IMPROVE MOBILITY
                  • 11 mins
                  • 1.07 GB
                  DAY 3 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT: TADASANA & WALL ANGEL
                  • 10.2 MB
                  DAY 4 QUIZ
                    DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 11 - CORE STABILITY AND THE SHOULDER, SUN SALUTATION - SHOULDER ASSESSMENT
                    • 9 mins
                    • 917 MB
                    DAY 4 - TIGER POSE: REVISITED
                    • 4 mins
                    • 228 MB
                    DAY 5 QUIZ
                      DAY 5 - VIDEO SECTION 12: SHOULDER ARCHITECTURE, SHOULDER PROPRIOCEPTION, OPEN AND CLOSED CHAIN MOVEMENTS
                      • 12 mins
                      • 1.23 GB
                      DAY 5 - TADASANA & WALL ANGEL DISCUSSION
                      • 189 KB

                      WEEK 3

                      DAY 1 QUIZ
                        DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 13: SCAPULA THERAPY
                        • 9 mins
                        • 884 MB
                        DAY 1 - PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT: SCAPULA THERAPY
                        • 399 KB
                        DAY 2 QUIZ
                          DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 14: ROTATOR CUFF THERAPY
                          • 12 mins
                          • 1.18 GB
                          DAY 3 QUIZ
                            DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 15: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 1 - SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME, SUBACROMIAL BURSITIS
                            • 17 mins
                            • 1.67 GB
                            DAY 4 QUIZ
                              DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 16: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 2 - GH OSTEOARTHRITIS, GH JOINT DISLOCATION, MUSCLE BALANCE, GLENOID LABRUM TEARS
                              • 21 mins
                              • 1.8 GB
                              DAY 5 - CASE STUDY: MR BAUB
                              • 37 mins
                              • 753 MB

                              Week 4

                              DAY 1 QUIZ
                                DAY 1 - VIDEO SECTION 17: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 3 - ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS
                                • 23 mins
                                • 2.4 GB
                                DAY 2 QUIZ
                                  DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 18: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 4 - ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES, LONG HEAD OF BICEPS TENDINOPATHY & RUPTURE
                                  • 21 mins
                                  • 1.83 GB
                                  DAY 3 QUIZ
                                    DAY 3 - VIDEO SECTION 19: SHOULDER CONDITIONS 5 - ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS, STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY
                                    • 18 mins
                                    • 1.48 GB
                                    DAY 4 QUIZ
                                      DAY 4 - STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT ISSUES: REVISITED
                                      • 7 mins
                                      • 135 MB
                                      DAY 4 - VIDEO SECTION 20: GLENOHUMERAL INTERNAL ROTATION DEFICIT (GIRD)
                                      • 9 mins
                                      • 723 MB
                                      DAY 5 - CASE STUDY - MR KING
                                      • 40 mins
                                      • 573 MB

                                      Week 5

                                      DAY 1 - CASE STRUDY: MRS BELL
                                      • 37 mins
                                      • 1.09 GB
                                      DAY 2 - VIDEO SECTION 21: MODULE ROUND UP
                                      • 24 mins
                                      • 658 MB
                                      DAY 3 - ARE YOU READY?
                                        DAY 4 - THE SHOULDER END OF COURSE QUIZ

                                          Live Meeting (recordings) March/April 2024

                                          Week 2
                                          • (1h 01m 04s)
                                          • 313 MB
                                          Week 3
                                          • 57 mins
                                          • 235 MB