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Dr. Brittany Lapinski, DPT

The Gymnastics PT - Helping Gymnast's recover from & prevent injuries since 2013

FREE Thoracic & Shoulder Mobility Guide

FREE Thoracic & Shoulder Mobility Guide

Learn FIVE proven exercises from Brittany, a Doctor of Physical Therapy with over a decade of gymnastics based physical therapy experience, a former NCAA gymnast herself, and USAG optional level coach.

This Guide will teach you how to improve your gymnasts thoracic and shoulder mobility with demonstration videos from a variety of angles and clear explanations.

This guide is for you if you’re looking to:

  • Improve your shoulder position for handstanding

  • Decrease excessive lower back arching

  • Decrease your back pain with arching skills like back handsprings and back walkovers

  • Implement proven exercises to give you a leg up on the competition

  • Have access for life to a few of my TOP thoracic and shoulder exercises

This guide is not intended to be a comprehensive list of exercises for strength, flexibility, balance, dynamics, proprioception, or functionality. However, it is a great start to improving your thoracic & shoulder mobility and strength in order to reduce your risk of injury, & decrease your shoulder, neck and lower back pain with arching and piking.

If your gymnast is suffering from an low back pain or other injury, the best next step is to apply to work together for injury recovery HERE.

If you have any questions or need any help, please reach out to me on Instagram.

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