This was a randomized controlled study approved by the institutional review board of National Taiwan University Hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01022827; Protocol ID: 200905041R). Patients ...

Levator Scapula may not roll off the tongue, but it’s a muscle every cyclist should know about. Keeping it happy will address ...

If you spend most of your day slouched over a desk, then hi, same! I do my best to get up and move around every hour, but to be honest, tight shoulders are tough to shake off. Fortunately, simple ...

If you engage in any sort of athletic endeavor, you know that any stretching you do tends to emphasize the lower body, if you even stretch at all. It makes sense: Your hamstrings, quads, and calves ...

We tend to put a lot of weight on our shoulders without even realizing it. Whether you’re carrying heavy grocery bags or lifting your arms to grab something overhead, you’re bound to experience ...

At one point or another, or perhaps even this very second, you’ve experienced tight muscle knots somewhere in your body. They are annoying, nagging, uncomfortable, and quite often painful. The most ...

Frozen shoulder can be frustrating, but it’s not permanent. With patience, proper guidance, and guided movements, most people regain full function.

Looking down at phones and laptops can multiply the load on your neck up to five times, leading to headaches, neck stiffness, and shoulder pain, doctors warn.

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 ...

Background Clinical approaches like mobilization, stretching, and/or massage may decrease shoulder tightness and improve symptoms in subjects with stiff shoulders. We investigated the effect and ...