You may have heard of the scapula before, though it is more commonly called the shoulder blade. Scapulas play a very important role in the way your arms, shoulders, and back move. The scapula is a ...

Don’t worry, I won’t ask! Not surprisingly, though, most people can’t tell you why it’s important to have good scapular stability. Having complete control of that little triangular bone ...

Scapular winging involves one or both shoulder blades sticking out from the back rather than lying flat. It is a rare condition that may result from injury or nerve damage. This article will ...

Background Upper extremity plyometric exercises are used to reduce the risk of injury by maintaining the strength ratio of the muscles that provide scapular stabilization when sports demand high-speed ...

A 14-year-old Asian young woman presented for a routine school physical examination with a 4-month history of an enlarging, nontender mass overlying her left scapula. She initially believed that ...

According to Owens, this stiffness is primarily the result of sitting all day long, but there are remedies and shoulder blade stretches you can do for relief. “We are a society that sits all of ...

curtin.edu.au Background It is unclear whether the presence of scapular dyskinesis increases the risk of developing shoulder pain in asymptomatic athletes. Objectives To determine whether the presence ...

The serratus anterior muscle inserts exactly at the front border of the scapula, or shoulder blade. The muscle has three sections: the superior, intermediate or medial, and the inferior.