19 min
Shoulders & Pole Dance Science of Slink: The Evidence Based Pole Podcast with Dr. Rosy Boa
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- Performing Arts
Hello Pole Dancer and welcome to another episode of The Evidence Based Pole Podcast with Rosy Boa. This week we are discussing the important topic of shoulders and pole dance! Shoulders are particularly important as a pole dancer because of the uncommon amount of use, weight, and mobility we use in comparison to daily life activities and they are commonly injured.
Shoulders are tricky becasue it's all muscles, they're only attached to the bones at the clavicle. There are some common issues we see in the shoulders such as frequent Impingement. Another influential factor to shoulder health is rhythm of movement; we should go in the order, First your arm bone, Then your scapula (they need to move!), then Slight shoulder elevation.
Things get even more tricky when raising your arms above your head. This motion is commonly too much on the lats and lack external rotation. This can lead to Upper trap tension (especially in moves like apprentice); I recommend to move your hand down.
Slink Through Strength Email Sign Up: http://eepurl.com/iimjnX
Join pole instructor & personal trainer Rosy Boa as she chats with experts about the evidence-based practices you can introduce to your pole journey to improve your pole journey and feel better. The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.
Edited by: Simone Rossette
Simone.rossette77@gmail.com
Citations:
Emily's book: https://www.thecircusdoc.com/book/
Nicholas J, Weir G, Alderson JA, Stubbe JH, van Rijn RM, Dimmock JA, Jackson B, Donnelly CJ. Incidence, Mechanisms, and Characteristics of Injuries in Pole Dancers: A Prospective Cohort Study. Med Probl Perform Art. 2022 Sep;37(3):151-164. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2022.3022. PMID: 36053493.
Małolepszy, M., Kwas, K., Defińska, K., Smyczyńska, U., & Kwapisz, A. (2022). Epidemiology of injuries in polish pole dance amateurs. Issues of Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Neurophysiology and Sport Promotion-IRONS, (41).
Lee, J. Y., Lin, L., & Tan, A. (2019). Prevalence of pole dance injuries from a global online survey. The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 60(2), 270-275.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rosy-boa/support
Hello Pole Dancer and welcome to another episode of The Evidence Based Pole Podcast with Rosy Boa. This week we are discussing the important topic of shoulders and pole dance! Shoulders are particularly important as a pole dancer because of the uncommon amount of use, weight, and mobility we use in comparison to daily life activities and they are commonly injured.
Shoulders are tricky becasue it's all muscles, they're only attached to the bones at the clavicle. There are some common issues we see in the shoulders such as frequent Impingement. Another influential factor to shoulder health is rhythm of movement; we should go in the order, First your arm bone, Then your scapula (they need to move!), then Slight shoulder elevation.
Things get even more tricky when raising your arms above your head. This motion is commonly too much on the lats and lack external rotation. This can lead to Upper trap tension (especially in moves like apprentice); I recommend to move your hand down.
Slink Through Strength Email Sign Up: http://eepurl.com/iimjnX
Join pole instructor & personal trainer Rosy Boa as she chats with experts about the evidence-based practices you can introduce to your pole journey to improve your pole journey and feel better. The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.
Edited by: Simone Rossette
Simone.rossette77@gmail.com
Citations:
Emily's book: https://www.thecircusdoc.com/book/
Nicholas J, Weir G, Alderson JA, Stubbe JH, van Rijn RM, Dimmock JA, Jackson B, Donnelly CJ. Incidence, Mechanisms, and Characteristics of Injuries in Pole Dancers: A Prospective Cohort Study. Med Probl Perform Art. 2022 Sep;37(3):151-164. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2022.3022. PMID: 36053493.
Małolepszy, M., Kwas, K., Defińska, K., Smyczyńska, U., & Kwapisz, A. (2022). Epidemiology of injuries in polish pole dance amateurs. Issues of Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Neurophysiology and Sport Promotion-IRONS, (41).
Lee, J. Y., Lin, L., & Tan, A. (2019). Prevalence of pole dance injuries from a global online survey. The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 60(2), 270-275.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rosy-boa/support
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