Re: Mike - Shoulder muscles involved

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Mike,

could the scalenes be tight as a secondary thing to the dislocations

(i.e because of where the shoulder sits when it is out, could this be

injuring etc the scalenes?? seeing as the attach to the 1st rib

etc)???

Sharon

>

> So far I have been told that my pectoralis and Scalenes are tight.

I

> am NOT sure what else yest but I do know my Ostepath is working on

> these because they are so tight and likely to be causing some of my

> dislocations. Does this sound like they could be some of the

muscles

> aiding in my subclavicular shoulder dislocations.

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> No question at all about it for the pec major.

>

> The upper fibers originate along the bottom, medial half of the

> clavicle and insert on the greater tubercle of the humerus. They

> flex the joint and also adduct it horizontally (pull it in toward

> the body). The lower fibers orginate on the sternum and the

> cartilage of ribs one through six. They insert on the greater

> tubercle of the humerus also, but pass under the upper fibers and

> actually attach on the arm above the insertion point of the upper

> fibers. The extend the joint. I can definitely see where a really

> tight pec major, particularly the upper fibers, could pull the arm

> in under the clavicle.

>

> I have my doubts about involvement of the scalenes because of

> attachment points. There are three scalene muscles: anterior,

> middle and posterior. They all originate on transverse processes

of

> the cervical vertebrae and insert on either the first or second

> rib. They can affect your neck, but I don't see how they could

make

> your shoulder dislocate. I would suspect the deltoid and/or teres

> major before any of the scalenes.