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Feeling a snap, crackle, pop in your shoulders?
Its called crepitus in the shoulder, and you arent alone.
But good news, its fixable with some targeted, shoulder mobility exercises.
Jen Fraboni, DPT, is the creator of The Mobility Method.
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Jen Fraboni, DPT, is the creator of The Mobility Method.
Mobile, silent shoulders are on the way.
Childs pose hovers
Start sitting on your shins with a pillow on your lap.
Fold forward, extend arms to straight, and place palms on floor in front of you.
Slowly lift right arm up to hover off the floor (thumb toward ceiling).
Keep your arm straight and your shoulder away from your ear.
Hold for five seconds, lower back down, and switch sides.
Once you feel more confident, remove the pillow to increase your range of motion.
Repeat, alternating sides, for 30 seconds.
Jen Fraboni, DPT, is the creator of The Mobility Method.
With control, lower arms down to tap floor with fingers and return to start.
Continue for 30 seconds.
Keep your shoulders away from your ears.
The shoulders and shoulder blades do all of the work.
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Without taking your arms off the wall, slowly lower elbows down and in toward waist.
Return to start and repeat for 30 seconds.
Bend your to tap the back of your shoulders with your fingers (elbows stay narrow).
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