Posture and Shoulder Motion: Can how I’m sitting contribute to my shoulder pain and motion?
When it comes to shoulders, it is widely acknowledged that the glenohumeral joint (the GHJ, the shoulder joint that occurs due to the upper arm bone “attaching” to the body) has the most range of motion in the body. This joint can externally and internally rotate (as with reaching behind the head or reaching behind the back), flex and extend (as with reaching in front or behind), and adduct and abduct (as with reaching across the body or reaching out away from the body). In order to achieve such mobility, the shoulder blade must also move to allow the glenohumeral joint to be positioned appropriately.