Shoulder Muscles Flashcards
(22 cards)
Serratus anterior is tight/shortened
Scapular depression, abduction, and winging
Levator scapula is tight/shortened
Scapular elevation and downward rotation
Pectoralis major is tight/shortened
Scapular depression and abduction. Humeral anterior translation, internal rotation, and abduction
Pectoralis minor is tight/shortened
Scapular depression, abduction, ant tilt, winging, and downward rotation
Latissimus dorsi is tight/shortened
Scapular depression and downward rotation. Humeral internal rotation and abduction
Rhomboids are tight/shortened
Scapular elevation, adduction, and downward rotation
Deltoid is tight/shortened
Scapular elevation, abduction, ant tilt, and downward rotation. Humeral anterior translation, and abduction
Subscap and teres major are tight/shortened
Humeral IR
Infraspinatus, teres minor are tight/shortened
Scapular elevation and winging
Scapula is elevated when these muscles are tight/short
Post deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor, upper trap, levator scap, rhomboids
Scapula is depressed when these muscles are tight/short
Pec major, pec minor, subscap, lats, biceps, coraco, triceps
Shoulder is abducted when these muscles are tight/short
Post deltoid, teres major, teres minor, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, seratus ant,
Upper trap is tight/short
Scapular elevation
Middle trap is tight/short
Scapular adduction
Supraspinatus is tight/short
Scapular abduction and downward rotation
Biceps are tight/short
Scapular depression, ant tilt
Coracobrachialis is tight/short
Scapular depression, ant tilt
Triceps are tight/short
Scapular depression
Scapula is adducted if these muscles are tight/short
Middle trap, Rhomboids
Scapula is ant tilted if these muscles are tight/short
Pec minor, serratus ant, lats, biceps
Scapula will wing if these muscles are tight/short
Pec minor, infraspinatus, teres minor, serratus ant
Scapula is downward. rotated if these muscles are tight/short
Levator scapula, rhomboids, pec minor, supraspinatus, deltoid, lats
