

These workshops emphasize proper biomechanics and creative progressions and modifications based on the original Pilates repertoire. Matt’s passion for movement and pilates has been the resource for creating many workshops and teaching tools for movement professionals. He is trained in both original and contemporary approaches and over the past 15 years, he has educated hundreds of fitness professionals. A classically trained dancer, he began studying Pilates over 20 years ago to rehabilitate a knee injury following 4 separate knee surgeries. Matt McCulloch is an educator of fitness and movement professionals, co-founder of Kinected and co-director of the Kane School as well as co-director of the FAMI and FAMI – Level Two workshops. Becoming a mom to two energetic boys ignited her passion for prenatal health and she recently cofounded Nestfit, an online studio for pre- and postnatal fitness featuring a collective of instructors and women’s health experts. McCulloch holds a BS in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and writes frequently on the topics of anatomy, wellness, and women’s health and she has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Pilates Style, and Well+Good.

McCulloch also created living anatoME, an award-winning program that teaches anatomy to medical students through Pilates and yoga. Her integrative pursuits began in medical school when she co-founded the FAMI Workshop, an internationally-renowned anatomy immersion course for movement professionals held in a medical school setting. With a background in both movement & medicine, she bridges gaps between these two worlds for patients and students alike. A change in throwing technique may be suggested to reduce stress on the injured shoulder.Carrie McCulloch, a graduate of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is a co-founder of Kinected, teacher, author, and educator of health and movement professionals. Most shoulder injuries involve soft tissue structures that can be treated by a period of rest, ice application, medication and physical therapy to stretch and strengthen the muscles and ligaments, improving and maintaining range of motion. Imaging studies such as X-rays and MRIs may be ordered. Your doctor will assess your shoulder injury by reviewing your pain and the movements that produce it and performing a thorough physical examination. Pain and instability of the shoulder can result in reduced throwing velocity and accuracy.

What are Common Baseball Shoulder Injuries? These stresses can lead to injuries, causing pain and inflammation. This action forces the head of the humerus forward, stressing the surrounding ligaments and tendons. While pitching, the arm is thrown outward and backward to generate speed. While this overhand throwing activity can produce great speed and distance for the ball, when performed repeatedly, can place a lot of stress on the shoulder. Shoulder injuries in baseball players are usually associated with pitching. The biceps muscle, certain back muscles, as well as a group of muscles, called the rotator cuff all work together to stabilize the shoulder. The glenoid cavity is surrounded by a raised ridge of cartilage called the labrum that deepens the cavity and a ligamentous structure called the shoulder capsule that centers the humerus in the cavity. The joint relies a great deal on surrounding soft-tissue structures such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles (rotator cuff muscles) to maintain smooth motion and stability. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint, formed by the bone of the upper arm (humerus), which articulates with the shoulder blade in a cavity called the glenoid fossa.
