Shoulder Biomechanics: stiffness & flexibility - it's all RELATIVE!
Speaker: Andrew Piraino, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Date/Time: May 1, 2024 Wednesday 7-9pm central time
During this webinar, key concepts regarding shoulder girdle biomechanics and the relationship to kinesiopathology of the cervical, thoracic, and glenohumeral regions will be discussed. Muscle actions of the shoulder girdle will be presented. Deviations from optimal biomechanics that provide the basis for primary and secondary testing during a systematic movement examination will be highlighted. The specific effects of relative stiffness, flexibility, and the resulting consequences at various regions of the upper quarter will be emphasized.
Upon completion of this webinar the participants will be able to
- Describe the relationship among alignments and movements of the cervical, thoracic, and shoulder regions.
- Discuss the importance of scapular biomechanics and why alterations affect the stress at the cervical and thoracic spine.
- Explain the roles of relative stiffness and relative flexibility at the scapulothoracic and glenohumeral regions contribution to deviations in humeral glide.
- Describe the relationship between the peripheral nervous system and shoulder biomechanics associated with movement system diagnoses and radiating neurogenic symptoms.
Andrew Piraino, PT, DPT, board certified orthopaedic clinical specialist, CSCS
Dr. Andrew Piraino is a residency and fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist. He works at Houston Methodist Clear Lake in a hybrid role in patient care, clinical education development and delivery. He previously served as a national faculty and steering committee member at Select Medical for their continuing education courses and orthopaedic residency program, and at the University of Southern California in a full-time clinical faculty role. He authored the 2017 monograph on Neuromuscular Healing for the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and has published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy and the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. His primary areas of focus are advancing physical therapy practice in movement expertise while improving comprehension of the cellular mechanisms underpinning tissue healing and our interventions.
Schedule:
7pm - 7:10pm: Announcements, intro of speaker, outline of Foundation Webinar Series
7:10pm - 8pm: Kinesiology of scapula, humerus, clavicle and shoulder girdle musculature
8pm - 8:30pm: Relative Stiffness and visual examples
8:30pm - 9pm: Relative Flexibility (intra-joint and inter-joint) and visual examples
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