The Protracted Shoulder Girdle: How to Screen Rounded Shoulders, Why 22 Studies Say Exercise Changes Them - and Why the Position Does Not Track Pain
3 days ago
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A protracted shoulder girdle is the posture where both shoulder blades sit forward and away from the spine, tipping the shoulders in front of the ear line and rolling the palms inwards. Coaches see it in desk workers, in lifters who press far more than they row, and in swimmers and throwers whose sport pulls the chest tight. The screening question is simple; the harder questions are what it does to the joint and whether correcting it changes anything.
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