| Course: PHRE 3045 – Sports Injuries |
Movement Pattern: Pull | horizontal |
Target: Rhomboids |
Synergist(s): Deltoids (Anterior), Trapezius |
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| Key Teaching Points |
Expectation: [if 456 equals=”Supervised Practice”]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal=”Supervised Practice”]Independent Learning[/if 456] |
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| Description: |
- Start either prone with forehead supported, seated, or standing.
- Initiate movement by contracting rhomboids and middle trapezius and brining scapulae together.
- Resist the tendency to shrug and over recruit your upper trapezius.
- Avoid excessive back extension. Movement should come from scapulae and arms only.
- Go through maximum allowable (pain free) range.
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| Common Error(s): |
Arching the upper back |
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