Overhead Mobility Limitations

In this episode, I discuss the main limitations to overhead mobility (or better phrased, to overhead active range of motion).

During the episode I mention many links to various content on Movement Fix. You can find each linked below in the appropriate section. 

Component 1 – Pain/Pinching

Episode 98 of Movement Fix Podcast titled ‘Training with and Improving Shoulder Impingement’ covers this topic more in depth.

Component 2 – Not Knowing How

Our blog post on Cuing Better Overhead Mobility covers this topic more in depth.

Component 3 – Muscular Stiffness

For each muscle we have a video describing how to work on it:

• Stretching the Lats
• Stretching the Pecs
• Working on your own teres major and subscapularis

Component 4 – Joint Mobility

Limitations in mobility of the joints in different areas can cause overhead mobility limitations. Below are the 2 main areas with links to videos showing how to work on them:

• Thoracic spine
• Shoulder joint

Component 5 – Anatomical Variation

Our article on the bony anatomical variation of the shoulder joint can help to clarify this topic.