Patient 1 was referred with proximal muscle weakness and scapular winging, suggestive of an inherited myopathy and was included in a whole-exome sequencing (WES) study. Patient 2 is the mildly ...

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 ...

The levator scapulae muscle is located at the side and back of the neck. It is one component of the muscular system of the shoulder. Its primary function is to lift the scapula, which is the ...

(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 ...

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...