Levator Scapula may not roll off the tongue, but it’s a muscle every cyclist should know about. Keeping it happy will address the pain of a stiff neck and increase your neck mobility.

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Shoulder blade pain is commonly caused by a muscle strain but can also arise from ...

It may affect one of three major nerves in the shoulder: the dorsal scapular nerve, which controls the rhomboid muscles the spinal accessory nerve, which controls the trapezius muscle the long ...

Unlike the hip, which has a deep ball-and-socket structure for support, the shoulder’s shallow socket depends on a network of muscles, tendons and ligaments for stability. The scapula (shoulder ...

Second, to determine the influence of using diagonal pattern muscle recruitment during knee push up plus (KPP) exercises on scapular electromyographic activity. Design Single group repeated-measures ...

Correspondence to Professor Filip Struyf, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk 2610, Belgium; Filip.struyf{at}uantwerpen.be Objective To ...