0:05 This is Brent of the Brookbush Institute at the Independent Training Spot, and in 0:09 this video we're going over external rotator taping, or that is taping to 0:14 reinforce the external rotator activation that we've done within a 0:18 session. Now individuals who may benefit from this technique are those with upper 0:22 body dysfunction. So if we're doing the overhead squat assessment that would be 0:26 arms fall forward, or shoulders elevate. But more specifically this is going to 0:32 relate to glenohumeral dysfunction, and limitations, or an inability to control 0:39 rotation of the glenohumeral joint. I'm going to have my friend Jordan come out, 0:43 he's going help me demonstrate this technique. I think you guys will find 0:46 that this technique is actually fairly simple. I have seen some more complicated 0:51 external rotator tapings on video, and indefinite different educational 0:57 platforms, where they split the tape, if one goes along the 1:04 the spine of the scapula, and the other one goes along the infraspinatus. But all 1:08 in all, one piece of tape like this generally does the trick. So a couple 1:14 little tips, you're going to take your anchor, get about three centimeters there, 1:20 and you're going to put it right over the front of the anterior deltoid. I'm going 1:29 to have Jordan go ahead and assume chest out thumbs out posture, alright so that's 1:35 one of our external rotator activation exercises. I'm going to put him in a 1:40 maximally shortened position here. I'm then going to find the spine of the 1:47 scapula, find that inferior border, and that's where my tapes going to go. The 1:53 only other thing you have to remember, is that you're going to have to put a 1:56 little tension in the tape as you go around the deltoid, because this 2:02 technically speaking here, because his deltoid is round this way, the bottom 2:08 portion of the tape actually has to be longer than the top portion of the tape. 2:13 If you try to use just tape off tension you'll get wrinkles. So you got to put 2:17 just a little tension in the tape on the deltoid, and then once you get to 2:21 the spine of the scapula, you can just go straight across, and that's it, really 2:35 simple taping. Go ahead and put your arms down Jordan, tell me how that feels, 2:39 that feels awesome, good. And you guys can see just by the way this tape is aligned 2:44 it helps keep his arm turned out just a little bit. He keeps out of this static 2:49 posture, and our hope kind of is, is that this aggravation, this little, little bit 2:56 of tension he feels in the skin every time he goes this way, will give him a 3:00 little signal to stimulate his external rotators, which is going to 3:05 increase that activity for days after he's had a session with me, which is great. 3:12 That enhances my carry-over quite a bit. I'm going to show you again on his other 3:15 side, let's go ahead and switch sides here. Once again about three centimeters, 3:20 chest out thumbs out position, thank you Jordan you got this down pat. I'm 3:28 going to go ahead and put my anchor right over his anterior deltoid. No tension 3:35 in that, just right over his anterior deltoid. I'm going to go ahead and put some 3:40 tension in the tape to make sure that I don't have wrinkles. The only reason I'm 3:46 doing that is because as deltoids are a bit spherical, and then as I get back to 3:53 the spine of the scapula I can just use tape off tension. Alright since I'm doing 4:00 both sides and I kind of want equal input, I'd want them a little bit more to 4:04 even-ness than this. Unfortunately I'm kind of coming from the side guys so that 4:07 you guys can see this, and this isn't even. I might redo this side, but Jordan 4:12 can go ahead and put his arms down. I'm going to have him do a bit of a turn 4:15 for you here. So you can see I literally just have it from the anterior deltoid, 4:20 wrapped around in a straight line along the spine of the scapula. This taping 4:27 works wonderfully to keep people out of that 4:31 internally rotated position, which is going to help. You know this position 4:36 facilitates a short and overactive subscapularis, and inhibited external 4:41 rotators. Getting them back here improves stability by getting his external 4:46 rotators in a more optimal length tension relationship. Thank you Jordan 4:51 Guys easy technique, maybe one of the first ones you try, outside of the fact 4:58 that you got to get somebody in at least a tank top to apply that technique. Very 5:03 easy thing to do just about anywhere. Remember I use these techniques, these 5:09 taping techniques to reinforce exercise. I don't anticipate taping alone to have 5:16 that large of an effect. This works a lot better if you'll release, lengthen, 5:22 mobilize when appropriate, activate, integrate, and then follow up with taping 5:27 to improve your carryover from session to session. And of course improved 5:33 carryover means fewer sessions. People get better faster. I look forward to 5:38 hearing how you're using this technique and what outcomes you're getting. Talk to you soon.
