You see, the classic barbell shoulder shrug targets two muscles: (1) Your upper traps, which rotate your shoulder blades upward; and (2) your levator scapulae (the rope-like muscles that run down ...

Together the levator scapulae and neck extensor muscles provide stability and prevent forward flexion and rotation of the neck during static work positions, e.g. at the computer.

27 January 2016 Prominent scapulae mimicking an inherited myopathy expands the phenotype of CHD7- related disease Gina L O'Grady, Alan Ma, Deborah Sival, Monica T Y Wong, Tony Peduto, Manoj P ...

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