The shoulder blade retraction with no tubing exercise stretches the muscles that hold your shoulder blade (scapula).
Reviewed ByReview Date: 06/29/2011
Tracy Ann Wright, PT, Roswell, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
The shoulder blade retraction with tubing exercise stretches the muscles that hold your shoulder blade (scapula).Reviewed ByReview Date: 06/29/2011Tracy Ann Wright, PT, Roswell, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
The shoulder blade is the scapula.
Scapula is the bone commonly known as "shoulder blade"Shoulder blade
Scapular protraction is moving the scapula (shoulder blade) forward. The opposite is scapular retraction. To "feel" the definition, first try retraction -- pull your shoulders back to squeeze your shoulder blades together as if you're trying to hold a pencil between them. Now do the opposite -- that opposite movement is scapular protraction.
The Scapular is the medical term used for the shoulder blade.
Shoulder blade
The scientific name for the shoulder blade is "scapula".
The shoulder or shoulder blade
The bone joining the shoulder blade to the breastbone is the clavicle, commonly known as the collarbone.
The main function of the shoulder blade is that it is an attachment area for many muscles. Some of the muscles include the Pectoralis Minor, Coracobrachialis, and Serratus Anterior.
The ridge on the dorsal surface of the shoulder blade is called the spine.
The shoulder blade is called the scapula.