Releasing the Rhomboids

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A while back we had a wonderful topic on "releasing the rhomboids". Techniques and ideas would be welcome here. I think we'd all enjoy it!

 

[Pookie]

Heres one that works well...

With your client supine, reach under the clients torso to the origin of the rhomboids with your fingertips, and then laterally extend the clients arm (like you are stretching pecs major).
the weight of the clients body will provide good pressure. Slowly strip inferiolaterally along the rhomboids until you reach the medial border of the scapula. continue that pressure pulling inferiolaterally on the scapula, while laterally flexing the clients arm across his body, which will cause the scapula to move away from the midline, and further lengthen the rhomboids.

This has worked very well with some of my clients (pro athletes).

If you try it, please let me know how it works. I have a few more effective active techniques if you are interested.

 

[Guavas]

i wanna hear more Dwayne!! god i wish someone would work on mine .. im in sooo much pain!

 

[Marie S]

Heres another technique JGranier...

with your client prone ask him to move to the edge of the table so that his GH joint is off of the table. Then ask your client to start by laterally extending his humerus so that the rhomboids are flexed and shortened.

put a superomedial pressure on the rhomboids starting from the medial border of the scapula.

Ask your client to bring his arm down across his as though he were trying to touch his opposite side knee. While he is moving, keep your superomedial pressure so that you are stripping the muscle going towards the attachment at the spinous processes while his rhomboids are lengthening with the movement.


(This technique can be done passively also, with you putting the clients arm through the movement, but that means that you would only have one hand to apply the pressure).