(CNN) — When your shoulders ache or feel stiff, your first instinct might be to stretch or massage them. But the real culprit behind most shoulder problems isn’t surface-level tension — it’s more ...
Office workers, athletes, and elderly individuals face challenges with shoulder blade stability due to various reasons, including: sitting for long periods, repetitive head movements, and age-related ...
Upper extremity movements are present in a multitude of events in our everyday lives. Reaching overhead to obtain a coffee mug from a high shelf in the cupboard, rotating and reaching backward to grab ...
One of the most important things I do while assessing patients with musculoskeletal pain is determining their exact location of symptoms. While this seems like a simple inquiry, it requires several ...
Medically reviewed by Katrina Carter, DPT Key Takeaways Shoulder blade pain can be caused by muscle strain, rotator cuff tears, or joint conditions like osteoarthritis.Symptoms of shoulder blade pain ...
Whether it’s a dull ache or sharp spasm, pain between the shoulder blades can be caused by a variety of things. It can be due to bad posture while staring at a computer screen all day, an exercise ...
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 ...