Don’t miss this if your shoulders feel unstable overhead 👇🏼 If you’ve ever experienced a dislocation or subluxation, are hypermobile, or don’t feel confident in shoulder strength, read this! The scapular stabilizers (traps, levators, serratus anterior to name a few) need to work well with the rotator cuff muscles to maximize control at this very mobile joint. We used to think the rotator cuff was only strengthened in a couple positions, but this group of muscles is working for us ALL the time. General shoulder exercises can even boost strength. BUT… these muscles are small with direct attachments to the numeral head. Risk of Fraying/tearing of the tendons goes up ~10% every decade. Weakness +/- overload can contribute to injury at the shoulder or its neighboring joints, especiall