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Shoulder - Scapula - Align your scapula without pain in the upper back by Kris K. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 4:04am Q: My upper back is very tight and starting to feel painful. I am careful to draw my shoulder blades onto my back but not to pinch them. Then I broaden, expanding just below the shoulder blades. Thoughts? A: My thoughts on the blades is that you may be overusing the rhomboids and trapezius to draw the blades closer together. To open Read on »

What is the Burning Sensation between My Shoulder Blades? by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 6:02pm age? This burning sensation between your shoulder blades is probably the rhomboid muscles being tight and in spasm. The Rhomboid muscles sit between your spine and scapula...Today's Blog Post comes from a Yahoo Question from a 16 year old with pain in between the shoulder blades: My brother says I have bad posture. I just have this horrible Read on »

Viv's tips: Shoulder Blade Positioning by Fibro Viv Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:11pm This is something that will help the pain on your shoulders and upper body: SHOULDER BLADE POSITIONING 1). While standing straight shoulders should be down. 2). Flattened against your back and placing your palms toward your body. 3). Rotate your shoulder blades back and forth. The muscle you use is located under your Read on »

Uneven Shoulder Blades by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 07 Dec 2008 4:15pm “I have noticed that there are many people walking around with scaplua that are not even (i.e. the left is noticeably lower than the right). There have been a few cases in my group mat classes where I brought the client to our resident Physical Therapist who said that there were no spinal or rotator cuff issues that it was a bad habit/postur ... Read on »

Ohhh the scapula comin around the ribcage. by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 28 Jul 2008 8:14pm the placement of shoulder blade on the ribs in movement. Upper rotation is the healthy movement of the scapula following the lift of the arm in the front sagittal plane. The tip of the scapula will follow the direction of the hand moving up in space. The inferior border of the scapula (the lower tip of the shoulder blade) moves forward to the armpits and then up Read on »

Winging scapula by stipeygirl75 Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 12:11pm (some of you know him) described the energy in my shoulder as "chaotic." That pretty much sums it up too. Scapula Winging "The scapula (shoulder blade) is the largest bone... in the right way at the right time this leads to a break in the rhythmic motion of the scapula. This is known as a scapula 'dysrhythmia'. This leads to apparent 'winging' of the scapula Read on »

Neck Muscles Most Responsible For Your Stiff Neck And Trigger Points: The Levator Scapulae & Trapezius by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 16 Aug 2009 10:23pm ) or transverse processes and connects to the top of the shoulder blade or scapula. This muscle is responsible for allowing you to turn your head. When there are muscle spasms, or trigger... of the shoulder blade. To stretch the levator scapulae muscle laterally tilt your head and turn slightly to the opposite direction you are laterally bending to. It also helps to also Read on »

UPPER: July 31- Aug 2:  Revolution of Hand-Scapula & Shoulders by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sat 17 Jul 2010 4:14am with Lesley Powell Time:  9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday August 1 9:00 AM- 4 PM $200 PMA Approved The arms connect to the torso through the shoulder girdle, shoulder blades, clavicles... BodyMind Fitness UPPER:July 31- Aug 2:  Revolution of Hand-Scapula & Shoulders Friday: UPPER Overview and Anatomical Info: Rib cage, Shoulder Girdle and Arms Read on »

Fluid Stability for the Hand-scapula Relationship by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 29 Jun 2010 4:05am lead to rigidity. Fluidity is needed with the shoulders, the scapula needs to follow the hand in space to have great function and ease of motion. Irmgard Bartenieff called this the hand-scapula relationship. Read on »

Great Shoulder/Scapulae Circuit by PJ S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 22 Jul 2009 10:05pm Many people suffer from shoulder pain. One of the biggest contributors to shoulder pain is a lack of scapulae stability and strength. A great way to improve strength and stability in the shoulders and scapulae is to utilize (what you used to be known as) the YTWL circuit. I have used this little series of exercises for years when dealing with clients Read on »