{"id":55200,"date":"2014-05-13T15:15:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T22:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/?p=55200"},"modified":"2018-07-10T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:58:12","slug":"dryland-tip-improve-shoulder-internal-rotation-with-the-laser-pointer-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dryland-tip-improve-shoulder-internal-rotation-with-the-laser-pointer-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Dryland Tip: Improve Shoulder Internal Rotation With the Laser Pointer Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA CLARA, California, May 13. ANY exercise results in musculoskeletal stress, damaging structures in the body. Every joint has static (i.e. ligaments) and dynamic (i.e. muscles) structures. <\/p>\n

Sporting stress causes adaptation for both of these structures. Swimming stresses the shoulders, increasing the range of motion of the shoulder, allowing range of motion of sport-specific motions (i.e. the early vertical forearm). Unfortunately, this adaptation damages the cellular structures relaying positional awareness, or proprioception. Damaging these structures increases one’s risk of injury and ability for joint control and biomechanical adjustment\/correction. <\/p>\n

Theoretically, improving the impaired positional awareness will prevent injuries and improve motor control for ideal swimming biomechanics. <\/p>\n