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Shoulder External Rotator Activation Taping

Sore shoulders? Activate your external rotators with this quick & easy taping technique! Learn all the essential steps in this easy-to-follow, 1-minute video.

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00:05 - 00:09This is Brent of the Brookbush Institute at the Independent Training Spot, and in
00:09 - 00:14this video we're going over external rotator taping, or that is taping to
00:14 - 00:18reinforce the external rotator activation that we've done within a
00:18 - 00:22session. Now individuals who may benefit from this technique are those with upper
00:22 - 00:26body dysfunction. So if we're doing the overhead squat assessment that would be
00:26 - 00:32arms fall forward, or shoulders elevate. But more specifically this is going to
00:32 - 00:39relate to glenohumeral dysfunction, and limitations, or an inability to control
00:39 - 00:43rotation of the glenohumeral joint. I'm going to have my friend Jordan come out,
00:43 - 00:46he's going help me demonstrate this technique. I think you guys will find
00:46 - 00:51that this technique is actually fairly simple. I have seen some more complicated
00:51 - 00:57external rotator tapings on video, and indefinite different educational
00:57 - 01:04platforms, where they split the tape, if one goes along the
01:04 - 01:08the spine of the scapula, and the other one goes along the infraspinatus. But all
01:08 - 01:14in all, one piece of tape like this generally does the trick. So a couple
01:14 - 01:20little tips, you're going to take your anchor, get about three centimeters there,
01:20 - 01:29and you're going to put it right over the front of the anterior deltoid. I'm going
01:29 - 01:35to have Jordan go ahead and assume chest out thumbs out posture, alright so that's
01:35 - 01:40one of our external rotator activation exercises. I'm going to put him in a
01:40 - 01:47maximally shortened position here. I'm then going to find the spine of the
01:47 - 01:53scapula, find that inferior border, and that's where my tapes going to go. The
01:53 - 01:56only other thing you have to remember, is that you're going to have to put a
01:56 - 02:02little tension in the tape as you go around the deltoid, because this
02:02 - 02:08technically speaking here, because his deltoid is round this way, the bottom
02:08 - 02:13portion of the tape actually has to be longer than the top portion of the tape.
02:13 - 02:17If you try to use just tape off tension you'll get wrinkles. So you got to put
02:17 - 02:21just a little tension in the tape on the deltoid, and then once you get to
02:21 - 02:35the spine of the scapula, you can just go straight across, and that's it, really
02:35 - 02:39simple taping. Go ahead and put your arms down Jordan, tell me how that feels,
02:39 - 02:44that feels awesome, good. And you guys can see just by the way this tape is aligned
02:44 - 02:49it helps keep his arm turned out just a little bit. He keeps out of this static
02:49 - 02:56posture, and our hope kind of is, is that this aggravation, this little, little bit
02:56 - 03:00of tension he feels in the skin every time he goes this way, will give him a
03:00 - 03:05little signal to stimulate his external rotators, which is going to
03:05 - 03:12increase that activity for days after he's had a session with me, which is great.
03:12 - 03:15That enhances my carry-over quite a bit. I'm going to show you again on his other
03:15 - 03:20side, let's go ahead and switch sides here. Once again about three centimeters,
03:20 - 03:28chest out thumbs out position, thank you Jordan you got this down pat. I'm
03:28 - 03:35going to go ahead and put my anchor right over his anterior deltoid. No tension
03:35 - 03:40in that, just right over his anterior deltoid. I'm going to go ahead and put some
03:40 - 03:46tension in the tape to make sure that I don't have wrinkles. The only reason I'm
03:46 - 03:53doing that is because as deltoids are a bit spherical, and then as I get back to
03:53 - 04:00the spine of the scapula I can just use tape off tension. Alright since I'm doing
04:00 - 04:04both sides and I kind of want equal input, I'd want them a little bit more to
04:04 - 04:07even-ness than this. Unfortunately I'm kind of coming from the side guys so that
04:07 - 04:12you guys can see this, and this isn't even. I might redo this side, but Jordan
04:12 - 04:15can go ahead and put his arms down. I'm going to have him do a bit of a turn
04:15 - 04:20for you here. So you can see I literally just have it from the anterior deltoid,
04:20 - 04:27wrapped around in a straight line along the spine of the scapula. This taping
04:27 - 04:31works wonderfully to keep people out of that
04:31 - 04:36internally rotated position, which is going to help. You know this position
04:36 - 04:41facilitates a short and overactive subscapularis, and inhibited external
04:41 - 04:46rotators. Getting them back here improves stability by getting his external
04:46 - 04:51rotators in a more optimal length tension relationship. Thank you Jordan
04:51 - 04:58Guys easy technique, maybe one of the first ones you try, outside of the fact
04:58 - 05:03that you got to get somebody in at least a tank top to apply that technique. Very
05:03 - 05:09easy thing to do just about anywhere. Remember I use these techniques, these
05:09 - 05:16taping techniques to reinforce exercise. I don't anticipate taping alone to have
05:16 - 05:22that large of an effect. This works a lot better if you'll release, lengthen,
05:22 - 05:27mobilize when appropriate, activate, integrate, and then follow up with taping
05:27 - 05:33to improve your carryover from session to session. And of course improved
05:33 - 05:38carryover means fewer sessions. People get better faster. I look forward to
05:38 - 05:44hearing how you're using this technique and what outcomes you're getting. Talk to you soon.

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