Articles tagged with 'shoulder'

The supraspinatus is one of four muscles of the shoulder that make up the rotator cuff. These four muscles surround and function as a unit to stabilize the humeral head. Without the rotator cuff stabilizing this ball-and-socket joint, chaos would ensue.

In no other place in the body is the concept of "arthrokinetic reflex" more applicable than the joints and connective tissues of the shoulder.