Anatom3DSupraspinatus
Musculus supraspinatus · Nadhřebenový sval
Muscles
Looks like
A small muscle in the hollow above the shoulder blade's spine, its tendon running under the bony roof of the shoulder.
What it does
Starts lifting the arm out to the side and keeps the ball of the humerus in its socket.
Keeping it well
The rotator cuff tendon that tears most often. Pain lifting the arm between shoulder and head height, or night pain, usually settles with physiotherapy.