Reach Behind Your Back (Shoulder Mobility Exercises)

Today's video covers two exercises that can help improve your ability to reach behind your back. After many shoulder injuries and shoulder surgery, many people have a difficult time reaching behind their back (putting a belt on, fastening a bra, etc). The first exercise will help improve shoulder internal rotation mobility, which is the primary direction of movement that is necessary to reach behind your back. This stretch is often referred to as the 'sleeper stretch'. The second exercise will help strengthen the shoulder internal rotator muscles, including the subscapularis muscle. Subscapularis is one of our rotator cuff muscles and is the primary internal rotator of the shoulder joint, so it is necessary when reaching behind the back. *My book includes rehab programs for the 50 most common injuries and pain issues. Each body region has its own chapter and the shoulder chapter has programs for rotator cuff injuries, shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, shoulder dislocation, labral tears and biceps tendinopathy. Click the following Amazon bookstore link to learn more about my book. https://a.co/d/2sXWeBC 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Exercise 1: Internal Rotation Stretch 01:58 Exercise 2: Internal Rotator Strengthening