How to Improve Your Overhead Strength for Shoulder Pain & Overhead Serve | Plank Saw | Seattle Chiro
Channel: Mobility Plus Sports Rehab
Date: 2021-01-13

Do you get shoulder pain at the top of your tennis or volleyball serve? Keep reading below for how to improve your overhead strength for football and baseball throws  👇

Overhead movements like pitching, throwing, climbing and serving in sports require adequate strength and mobility of the shoulder joint. In the absence of trauma, shoulder pain from these movements can be due to a lack of strength and mobility. 

If you are dealing with shoulder pain or weakness overhead, WORRY NOT! I am going to show you a way to strengthen your overhead capacity and improve your shoulder mobility with my favourite💙plank variation called the “Plank Saw Exercise”. This exercise also challenges the trunk stability and core strength of the upper body/arm movement. 😉
Video Outline:
0:00 Intro 
0:10 Plank Saw Set-up
0:25 Plank Saw variation #1
0:34 Technique tips

Here are some checkpoints for you:
1️⃣- Keep the chest bone away from the ground the whole time by pressing your elbows and forearm into the ground then straighten both legs and feet to the floor. You can also do this on your knees to make it less challenging. 

2️⃣- Watch if your pelvis starts to rise or drop during the back and forth sawing motion. Squeeze your glutes and tuck your tailbone down to reduce the arch in your low back

3️⃣- You should NOT feel any neck tension. If you do, keep your head tall and don’t let your shoulders hike up to the ears!

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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🤜🏼🤛🏼Give it a try! Comment below if you have any questions!

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