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The serratus anterior is a group of muscles connected to the chest that help stabilize the shoulder blades. If this muscle is poorly developed due to development poor or unstable, the wing blade is out, or appear to protrude from the back. In addition, the muscles around the rotator cuff and scapula will tighten in an attempt to stabilize the rotator cuff and scapula. The result will be pain and stiffness in the area, besides going in damage to the joints.

The serratus above is as a band of muscles attached to each of the eight upper ribs on the chest and from there, wrapped around the chest to attach to the scapula also known as the scapula, the medial border.

This muscle is responsible for the extension, or forward, the scapula, which produces the movement forward to stabilize the arm when we get to go. Also responsible for the upward movement of scapula to stabilize our arm when we get upstairs. Is largely responsible for our ability to move his arms above shoulder level and the ability to rotate the arms, while above shoulder level.

The serratus anterior is supported and encouraged to action by the long thoracic nerve that originates with the brachial plexus. This nerve is especially susceptible to injury during surgery or infection in the area. The types of surgery that can affect nerve thoracic nerve process involves removing the lymph nodes, back surgery near the area, broken ribs, or other type of injury that can occur in that area. If the brachial nerve is damaged, or the muscle is weak, often a scapula winged is the result.

What is involved in a winged scapula
Although the position is considered normal in children, adults with a scapula winged is a sign of muscle weakness and problems. When the blade protrudes from the back, especially when not in use, is a sure sign of a serratus weak. This condition can also be accompanied by a protracted shoulder girdle. Full flexation or rotation of the shoulder may be restricted due to the scapula winged causes a forward tilt of the shoulder joint. In addition, the rhomboids may be weak and the pectoralis minor may be shortened.

The rhomboids are two diamond-shaped muscles on either side of the column directly beneath the trapezius that connects to the spinal cord at the T2 and T5 vertebrae and also connects to the medial border of the scapula, along with another called the stabilizer of supraspinatus tendon.

The pectoralis minor, located directly behind the muscle pectoralis major muscle is a triangular shape, near the upper chest and connected to the third, fourth and fifth ribs and two other groups of muscles, called the intercostal. The pectoralis minor pass over his shoulder and also connect along the superior medial border of the scapula.

The patchwork of risk compounds shoulder injury with supraspinitus weak, inflexible shoulder external rotation, and shortening of pectoralis minor or weak.

Exercises to harm or heal
There are some exercises that should be avoided or that may cause injury or pain if performed while the serratus anterior and its supporting force is weak. These include the Shoulder Press, pull overs, pull downs, Bench Press, bench press, flies, weights and other exercises from lat.

You must, however, seek to strengthen the serratus anterior and lengthen the pectoralis minor. Exercises that can help you do, you must include shoulder raises, cable rows, rows of the lever, pectoralis minor stretches, extends lat wall, door of a modified stretches, shoulder girdle stretch wall, door subscapularis stretch, and movement chest while swimming.

Do stretches and exercises that lengthen the shoulder, holding his shoulder in a long position, and movements a day, even during sleep, causing the shoulder to extend, or move out.

To check for a weak serratus anterior or a winged scapula condition, standing against a wall and put both hands on the wall with open arms. If your shoulder blade changes to the side and are clearly very visible then you have a weak serratus.

Importantly, only a weak muscle can not be all that is at stake here. The thoracic nerve can be affected, either because to injury or infection, both current and past events. Therefore, it is important to be diagnosed by a specialist before obtaining or affecting treatment.

About the Author:

Dr. Vasili Gatsinaris is a native of Southern California who graduated with a degree in Biology from the University of California Irvine and received his doctorate from Los Angeles Chiropractic College. Gatsinaris is the Founder of Next Level Wellness
Center in Irvine.
www.NextLevelWellnessCenter.com

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Serratus Anterior: An Important Shoulder Stabilizer

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