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The middle (middle) deltoid: Responsible for shoulder abduction (lifting the arm away from the body). The posterior (back) deltoid: Assists with shoulder extension and outward rotation.
More than four hundred acupuncture points have been described, with the majority located on one of the twenty main cutaneous and subcutaneous meridians, pathways which run throughout the body and according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) transport qi.
"Pain ladder", or analgesic ladder, was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a guideline for the use of drugs in the management of pain. Originally published in 1986 for the management of cancer pain , it is now widely used by medical professionals for the management of all types of pain .
Subacromial bursitis is a condition caused by inflammation of the bursa that separates the superior surface of the supraspinatus tendon (one of the four tendons of the rotator cuff) from the overlying coraco-acromial ligament, acromion, and coracoid (the acromial arch) and from the deep surface of the deltoid muscle. [1]
The deltoid muscle is the muscle [1] forming the rounded contour of the human shoulder. It is also known as the 'common shoulder muscle', particularly in other animals such as the domestic cat. Anatomically, the deltoid muscle is made up of three distinct sets of muscle fibers, namely the anterior or clavicular part (pars clavicularis)
Individuals with chronic pain may have anxiety about the future and their capacity to manage the pain, as well as depressive symptoms owing to the negative effects the pain has on their quality of life. If the pain is not being properly managed or if it is interfering with everyday tasks, these emotions can be particularly difficult to navigate ...
deltoid, clavicular/acromial/scapular spinal parts Upper limb, Shoulder, Right/left clavicle, acromion, spine of scapula: deltoid tuberosity of humerus: primarily posterior circumflex humeral artery: axillary nerve: abducts, flexes, and extends shoulder: latissimus dorsi: 2 1 teres major: Upper limb, Shoulder, Right/left
For women, a drop in estrogen can cause weight gain, particularly in the abdomen (aka menopause belly). For men, low testosterone is linked to an increase in fat mass. Men with obesity are more ...