The infraspinatus muscle is a common problem in the shoulder and the most likely to generate pain when the client sleeps on their side. Its position in the shoulder is critical for stabilizing the head of the humerus from shifting forward. There are several other muscles that produce similar symptoms. Here are other muscles that …
Change your sleeping position: You can reduce shoulder pain from this rotator cuff muscle by changing your sleeping position. This position is a problem. Once the shoulder pain becomes chronic, sleeping on your side aggravates it at night. If the painful shoulder is on the bottom, the arm gets pushed forward in the socket. This …
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Rotator Cuff Muscles Origin – scapula Insertion – head of the humerus Function – Stabilize, rotate and adduct the humerus Related sections of the website: Wikipedia entry for rotator cuff muscles. Tony Preston has a practice in Atlanta, Georgia where he sees clients. He has written and taught about anatomy, trigger points and cranial therapies since …
Infraspinatus is a flat rotator cuff muscle located in the infraspinous fossa of the scapula. Origin: infraspinous fossa Insertion: posterior greater tubercle of the humerus Function: stabilize the humeral head, externally rotate the humerus Innervation: C4-C6, Brachial Plexus, Suprascapular nerve Wikipedia entry for Infraspinatus
Client’s Description People complain of pain along the inside of their shoulder-blade when reaching high above the head, to the back seat of the car or to adjust clothing behind the back. They have usually adapted their movements to avoid taking that arm too far back. They will insert that arm first into a coat. …
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People complain of pain that disturbs their sleep when lying on the painful shoulder or on the opposite shoulder. It is a deeper pain than the illustration suggests. They have spent most of their time sleeping on that shoulder with that hand in front of them. It usually comes on gradually over months and eventually gets …
