This week we are going to discuss a muscular problem of the shoulder blade which is quite problematic in some patients and can be seriously disabling in others—the levator scapulae syndrome.

Tenderness scores were highest in the levator scapulae and neck extensors in women, and highest in the levator scapulae in men. The multiple regression analysis showed that tenderness of the ...

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 ...