Background: Decreased scapulothoracic motion has been associated with various pathologies of the shoulder. Reliable and simple assessment methods of scapular mobility are, however lacking. The aim of ...

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 ...

Study design: Prospective comparative study. Objective: To determine whether control of upper limb joint synergy during unrestrained arm raising involving shoulder and elbow flexion is modified by ...

QUICK, STAND UP and reach your arm overhead. Does your back arch as you do this? Does your chest puff out like a cartoon character? If you answered both questions with a resounding 'yes,' then there’s ...

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 discuss ...

Imagine Batman without Robin, Tom without Jerry, and Key without Peele. It just can’t work, right? That’s a lot like the relationship your shoulder has with your shoulder blade. Sure, the shoulder ...

A total of thirty nine participants were recruited from the Physiotherapy Department of the Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland; nineteen patients with symptomatic slight restriction ...