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 ...

Strengthening the muscles around the scapula can improve posture, reduce injury risk, and enhance athletic performance. Here are five exercises that target scapula strengthening, suitable for all ...

This week we are going to discuss a muscular problem of the shoulder blade which is quite problematic in some patients and can be seriously disabling in others—the levator scapulae syndrome. The ...

This article is a transcribed edited summary of a video Bob and Brad recorded in February of 2024. For the original video go to https://youtu.be/aa5rTo45ZWk Mike ...

The scapula serves as an anchor point for several key muscles that connect the neck, chest, and arms. That’s why so many issues—from posture problems to inflammation—can lead to pain here. The most ...

Pushups Practice scapular pushups to tone your wing muscles. This exercise also helps improve the winged scapula, a condition where scapula muscles are weak This exercise requires a pull-down cable ...

What Is the Rhomboid Muscle? The rhomboid muscles are a large group of muscles in your upper back. They’re made up of the rhomboid major and the rhomboid minor. These and other muscles form the ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...