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 deltoid muscles make up a main muscle group in your upper body. They’re connected with many other muscles and bones in your upper back, neck, and shoulder region and are extremely mobile. They ...

Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic recently shared what he calls an "unorthodox split" for building these upper-body muscles. His ...

Shoulder strengthening should be addressed from the inside out. In other words, work on the small, supportive muscles around the shoulder joint before you address the larger sections of the deltoid.

Upper-body strength is essential in performing everyday tasks, whether it be carrying a heavy laundry basket, lifting a suitcase or picking up a child. A lot of my clients don’t focus on working their ...

Scapular kinematics and muscle activity are fundamental aspects of shoulder function and rehabilitation. The scapula serves not only as a base for multiple muscular attachments but also as a dynamic ...

The bench press is a strength training exercise for your upper body. To do it, you'll need free weights or a barbell with weight plates. Although it looks like a simple move, you'll need to learn ...

This article was medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barchi, MD, a sports medicine specialist and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on June 17, 2019. The shoulders are the most flexible joint ...

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 ...

Various theories exist regarding the mechanisms of stiff shoulder (SS). Potential etiological factors are adhesive capsulitis, [1] decreased capsular volume, [2,3] capsular contractions, [4] rotator ...