THE BEST ACTIVE RELEASE FOR THE SHOULDER AND NECK
Channel: Davey Jones 
Date: 11/07/2017

ACTIVE RELEASE OF THE SCAPULAE, and FIRST RIB for a pain free shoulder.

Perform before your workouts involving your upperbody!Great for prevention and recovery as well.

Are you having shoulder pain? It's never a simple answer. If you are someone who has to sit a lot and do desk work, there's a good chance your levaror scapulae and muscles of your neck are contributing to your shoulder pain. Releasing them isn't the magic bullet, but it will prepare your muscles to be worked safely and painfree if they're acting up!

If you're in pain when arms are OH then these techniques could help you A LOT! 
Levator Scapulae: This muscle along with the upper trapezius elevates the shoulder blade. If it is overactive it can cause you a lot of grief. Place the lacrosse ball on the inside top of your shoulder blade, you'll know ya right. It will be very uncomfortable: once in position start moving the arm in positions OH, this won't feel good, you may not get all the way up! Keep at it and go SLOW, this video is meant to be quick for viewing.

1st rib: Didn't know you had a rib up there did you? Well here's the deal, if your upper trapezius and deep neck muscles are spazzing, they pull on the clavicle and other structures effectively moving tissues and constricting the brachial plexus(nerves) and even the brachial arteries in bad situations like Thoracic outlet syndrome... if you have pain numbers or tingles in your shoulder or hands, your brachial plexus may be getting the squeeze on it. Use the mobility tool, drive it into the top of your uppertrap, and perform the drill slowly.

Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor, always see your Doctor to determine what's causing your pain and be sure that he approves that these exercises are safe for yo to do!