The Wizard of Pain – the Mighty Infraspinatus “it feels like a deep ache in my shoulder joint.” If you are an anatomy nerd like me, hearing a client say that is both empathetic and exciting. Empathy, because I’ve had that particular shoulder pain before, and exciting, because it’s very often caused by easily accessible…
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Shoulder Pain, Part 3: Subscapularis
Subscapularis – The Deep Trickster Pitching a ball, writing your name, playing tennis, skiing, using a shovel, typing on the keyboard, anything that brings the arm in front of the body engages with the subscapularis. This deep rotator cuff muscle is often overlooked as a source of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand pain. But getting…