junes news letter

Newsletter June 2012
Well, this month is going to be one of those that a few of you will be pleased to see the end of, with so many of you with youngsters taking GCSE etc, but never mind the summer will be upon us in no time and all thoughts of not completing those last few papers will be a distant memory. Very soon the Olympics will be upon us with wall to wall television and the problems of getting down to London in time to get our seats for the great spectacle. I, myself, will be getting ready to do my best, though I have to admit, it has been a little hard going getting the information but I think I have it in the bag now.  I promise that next year I will not give you so much trouble and I think Lyn has been through a rough time as well, never knowing what's about to happen.

The studio
has been a little quite for the last two weeks with so many bank holidays. No one seems to be able to arrange their lives around holiday weekends and school term breaks, but it should now settle down with a nice gentle plod until the long summer holidays, talking of which Adam and Joe have gone to Cyprus to get away from all the parties in London.  John and David seem to be taking the children on a camping holiday in Southwold; I think Ruby might be ready to give John the run around. Wednesday morning has turned into very interesting classes; Annie was on form and is getting ready for more of her art courses in India. Maryann also has a course starting up with Draw East and Annabel is also getting ready for the “tarts “next production at Maryann’s home, I will make time this year for it.  Phil has moved and Scilla has been in the studio, which is always great fun, she always has me thinking outside the box with some great papers to follow up on.  Chris and John have been making bee hives, I think the bees have been a little hard work and they are expecting the bee breeder to come and inspect the hive and the house on a regular basis.

Dance East
has been full on as well.  I have never seen the classes so busy. Not so many problems but a really good mix of clients to work with, but the class that has given me loads of fun has been the last one on a Tuesday.  Annie seems to be setting out the challenges. I have not seen Chris since the Wattisham triathlon, but I hope to find out more when he gets back to normal.  Mat has joined the later class and I think he is finding it a little challenging.

Woodbridge school
This term I have spent a lot of time dealing with youngsters who seem to have spent most of the holiday standing in growth hormone.  They all seem to have grown more than just an inch or two, even Will, so I have been left with exercises that might deal with this problem, so loads of stretches.


The council office
We have one more in the class at Hadleigh road.  Carl, I think has been enjoying some of the little banter in this group.  Everyone at Grafton house has been travelling around the world working!

This month stars
This month has been a lot of fun for loads of you.  David and Sandra have been performing well over the last few weeks and have had a win or two.  Very well done Aaron ,5 gold medals [4x100m freestyle and IM relay, 100m free, 50m free, 100m breaststroke and 4th 50m breaststroke 100 and 50] and now ranks 10th in the UK for his age.
Troy and Aaron have both been awarded a sports award !!!!
Julia from the Ipswich and Suffolk club won a gold medal at Chelsea for her flower arrangement and Jackie had a dinner for a young weightlifter in the Para Olympics, they collected £3000 towards her training.

This month I have decided to write about the shoulder, but I felt it would be better to break it down into sections over the next few months. So I felt it would be an idea to write about the shoulder blade and the reasons for it being so important whilst doing your exercises.

The scapula is an inverted triangle known as the shoulder blade, the bone has three hollows, these make a hollow on the front of the scapula and two either side of the spine of the scapula; the spine follows a line across the blade to the top angle towards the shoulder, the two hollows at the back of the scapula are above and below the spine of the shoulder blade, the top hollow being smaller than the bottom hollow. The scapula has a lip on the outer surface the indentations allowing the muscles to attach to the bone. The spine of the scapula is to the rear of the shoulder blade.

These bones give the impression of just floating in the middle of the back, and yes, we have two, one either side of the spine, far from just performing an aesthetic role, they perform an interesting role in bringing control to the arms, shoulder and spine and require 18 muscles to hold them in place. If you follow the spine of the scapula it forms a processor that joins up with the clavicle, below this processor it forms a small cup that connects to the humerus corner at the top of the arm forming the shoulder joint.
The shoulder blade often shows the signs of a problem before any other part of the body.
 How many times have you been told or you have told some youngster to stand up straight or even sit up?
 What happens as the lower back tightens up the shoulders take up the tension, which can be caused by any one of the muscles that hold the scapula in place to tighten up, not unlike that of a guy ropes on a tent, and so disrupting the movements of the whole body during our daily routine.

 So when working with you I often work with the shoulder first as this will help to reduce any tension around the shoulders and thoracic area of the body and so improve the mobility of the upper body and so help a productive session when dealing with other areas that might be under stress.

For instance, if the lower back is under tension often the neck and shoulders roll forwards to take up some of the irritation and tighten up the muscles supports the spine. I often find it unproductive to try to loosen the lower back when the shoulders are causing a problem and therefore the shoulders are unable to allow the back to relax.