Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson, DC Key Takeaways The shoulder joint is made up of four joints that work ...

The shoulder muscles are responsible for maintaining the widest range of motion of any joint in your body. This flexibility is also what makes the shoulder prone to instability and injury. Muscles, ...

Your rotator cuff includes several muscles that support range of motion in your arm and shoulder while holding the socket in place. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that hold your upper arm ...

One of the first symptoms of LGMD is typically a weakening of the muscles in the hip and shoulder girdles. The hip girdle is a ring-like bone structure in the pelvic area, consisting of the pelvis, ...

Background: Shoulder pain is reported to be highly prevalent and tends to be recurrent or persistent despite medical treatment. The pathophysiological mechanisms of shoulder pain are poorly understood ...

Active MTrPs were found in the infraspinatus muscle in 56 subjects and in the upper trapezius muscle in 42 subjects. In addition, active MTrPs were highly prevalent in the middle trapezius (n = 31), ...