Figure 3. The stiffness measurement sites for the 3 muscles using myotonometer probe placement over the 3 posterior shoulder muscles.

For example, the four rotator cuff muscles are crucial for your shoulder to function properly, all of which attach to your shoulder blade (scapula) and upper arm bone (humerus).

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A 16-year-old male hockey player was checked into the boards and sustained an isolated left scapula injury. He had no past medical history and no prior injury, deformity or pain to the left ...

The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint that has three main bones: the humerus (long arm bone), the clavicle (collarbone), and the scapula (also known as the shoulder blade).

The second international consensus conference on the scapula was held in Lexington Kentucky. The purpose of the conference was to update, present and discuss the accumulated knowledge regarding ...

Scapular kinematics and muscle activity are fundamental aspects of shoulder function and rehabilitation. The scapula serves not only as a base for multiple muscular attachments but also as a ...

The road has been long but definite progress has been made. I first became aware of the importance of the scapula in shoulder injury in 1984. A young patient with impingement syndrome not responsive ...

Although soft tissue massage of the posterior shoulder tissues is often included in rehabilitation of individuals with posterior shoulder tightness, glenohumeral internal rotation ROM deficit, and ...