Pinch Your Blades: A Smarter Way to Protect the Shoulder
Your team lifts, pushes, pulls, and carries on repeat. Over time, that repetitive upper-body movement puts serious stress on the shoulder joint. The good news? A simple shift in posture makes a big difference.
Pinch Your Blades teaches team members how to activate their scapular stabilizers before movement begins. This reduces strain on the rotator cuff, protects the spine, and supports long-term shoulder health. It’s fast to teach, easy to apply, and instantly improves control, strength, and stability during material handling.
The result? Less fatigue, fewer injuries, and more time doing the work, not recovering from it. That’s the Science of More UpTime.
Watch our latest video to understand the science behind this simple posture shift. Then scroll down to get our FREE Trainer’s Guide to update your team on the importance of Pinch Your Blades.
Trainer’s Guide for Stronger, Safer Upper Body Movement
The Pinch Your Blades Trainer’s Guide gives your team a fast and effective way to protect their shoulders during lifts, carries, reaches, and pulls. It’s designed for the real demands of daily work and makes proper shoulder mechanics second nature.
What’s inside:
A breakdown of how scapular retraction improves posture, reduces strain, and protects shoulder joints.
An explanation of how early muscle engagement improves movement efficiency and reduces injury risk.
A technique that’s easy to apply, simple to remember, and can be coached right on the job.
This approach helps prevent overuse injuries, improves shoulder stability, and supports long-term movement health.
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Why BIOKINETIX
BIOKINETIX is driven by our mission: to reduce injuries and maximize performance in the real world. Our programs are built on the Science of More UpTime, a proactive approach that blends ergonomics, behavioral science, and field application to keep teams strong, safe, and healthy while on the job and in their daily lives.
Here’s what sets us apart:
Science-Driven, Not Trend-Driven We translate the science of ergonomics into real-world techniques and hands-on interventions. Along the way, we build trust with your team by taking real interest in their wellness both on and off the job.
Field-Tested with Real Results Our tools, like “Pinch Your Blades,” are developed by industrial athletic trainers and tested in demanding environments. We realize safety and wellness programs only work when teams actively adopt them.
Healthier Workers. Stronger Operations. You already know the correlation between a healthy team and a healthy bottom line. Our partnership provides you with the science-based approach EHS professionals rely on to gain alignment from leadership, engage employees, and reduce avoidable risk.
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