How to Overhead Press With Shoulder Pain | The Landmine Press
Channel: Mobility Plus Sports Rehab
Date: 23/07/2020

Do you have shoulder pain with overhead press? If you do, I'm going to show you an exercise to address that. Keep reading below 👇

In the clinic, we commonly see shoulder pain complaints with overhead pressing and found that it can be coming from the lack of mobility or motion in the shoulder blade. When the shoulder blades don’t glide properly during the overhead press motion, the shoulder joints can be compressed and lead to shoulder pain or impingement-like symptoms. To address this, we love to teach the landmine press because it reinforces proper shoulder blade rotation to allow for the shoulder joints to move freely and not be stuck causing pain. 

Video Outline
0:00 Intro: Shoulder Pain with Overhead press and WHY?
0:22 Safer alternative to overhead press: Landmine Press
0:30 Landmine Press set-up & Explanation

The Landmine Press
1️⃣- You will need a barbell or a resistance band for this overhead press variation. Place the barbell into a corner so it doesn't slide around during the overhead press motion. You can choose to do this standing in a split stance or half-kneeling. 

2️⃣- Next, you are going to press overhead in a 45° manner to allow for more rotation of the shoulder blade at the press-out phase. As you press overhead, try to reach forward more by gliding the shoulder blade forward. 

3️⃣- As you lower your arm back down to the starting position, bend the elbow first while maintaining that shoulder blade reach position until the arm is closer to the body. This is to ensure that you do not short the proper shoulder+shoulder blade motion together. 

❗Please remember, you should NOT ❌feel more shoulder pain while doing this exercise. If you do and have questions, please STOP the exercise and give us a call!

At Mobility Plus Sports Rehab, we always start with a thorough exam to make sure we understand your case and provide you with personalized ways to overcome them. We help our patients get rid of their chronic pain quickly and prevent it from coming back. As always, We are here for you!🧡💛💚💙

How do we do this? We do so by educating our patients with self-management strategies and providing pain relief in the office. 

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