Tutorial: Older Shoulders with Kyle Blackburn
The Upper Body (Necks, Shoulders, Arms & Chest)
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8m 22s
What happens to our shoulders as we get older which makes it trickier to lift our arms up over our heads? Kyle looks at which muscles and joints are at play and why this can happen....and whether it's worth worrying about!
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With thanks to Sarah Clennell
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Added February 2024
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Kyle is very well-known to Body Control Pilates teachers through his work on the Level 4 Back4Good® Low Back Pain course (which he helped to write) and his numerous workshops and Development Weekend presentations. He qualified from Brunel University College in 1995, completed an MSc in neuro/musculoskeletal physiotherapy from UCL in 2003 and was previously the Occupational Physiotherapist for Kent Police.
He is a frequent competitor in triathlons and ‘Iron Man’ events. Kyle is an ‘Anatomy Day’ tutor on the Body Control Pilates matwork course and also delivers part of our Low Back Pain course.
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Filming by Joey Barlow, Instagram @joeybarlowfilms
Photography by Charlie Kelly (www.charliekelly.co.uk)
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