Muscle Mondays: Serratus Anterior

One of the most interesting muscles I have encountered on my Massage journey is the Serratus Anterior. I had always wondered why my ribs would ache, or why people would talk about Bruised Ribs, but after reading about this interesting muscle which lies between the ribs, everything became clear. Origin Serratus anterior normally originates by [...]

Muscles: Erector Spinae

Ever wondered what holds your body up? Those muscles that run along your spine and hold you upright and together are a group of muscles called the Erector Spinae muscles. Along with the deep spinal muscles, Spinalis, Interspinalis, Multifidis and Semispinalis they form a complex network of muscles which bind your spinal column together. The [...]

Muscles: Levator Scapula

Do you feel like you suffer from a “stiff neck” on occasion? Do you find it difficult to turn your head to one side or the other? Shrug your shoulders, go on, you do it often enough. That action that you just performed used your trapezius muscles, but it also used todays muscle which is [...]

Muscles: The Rhomboids

Do you suffer from bad posture, and rounded shoulders? If you do then there is a chance that you may have overstretched (or weak) Rhomboids. The Rhomboids (Rhomboids Major and Minor) are posterior shoulder muscles which have the appearance of a Christmas tree on your back. The Rhomboids get their naame from the Greek word [...]

Muscles: The Trapezius

Are you slouching?
I know that’s one problem I have as I spending so much time in front of a computer. I can tell when my slouch is bad too, because my shoulders are practically up at my ears.
This “Elevation” of your shoulders can be caused by several muscles, but one of the main muscles whose action is “elevation” of the shoulder is your Trapezius and more specifically, the “Upper Trapezius”.