Scapular part of right pectoral girdle

Looks like

The back part of the shoulder girdle: the shoulder blade and the muscles on and around it.

What it does

Moves and steadies the shoulder blade so the arm can reach in all directions.

Keeping it well

Poor shoulder blade control adds to shoulder pain; physiotherapy exercises help.

Its parts

• Right levator scapulae

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Shoulder dislocation
• Tetanus