This course describes the anatomy and integrated function of the infraspinatus and teres minor of the rotator cuff muscles (a.k.a. the shoulder external rotators, glenohumeral joint rotators ...

The four rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis) are the key to providing stability to the shoulder complex. Given the relatively small size of these ...

The muscles of the rotator cuff are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. The supraspinatus muscle allows abduction of the arm. Test its function using the empty-can test.

Your infraspinatus is one of the four muscles ... The other rotator cuff muscles are the supraspinatus, subscapularis, and the teres minor. The main function of the four rotator cuff muscles ...

Based on a case report, Poser and Casonato [17] suggest that massaging the infraspinatus and teres minor muscles can result in 20 degrees of improvement of internal rotation. However, they did not ...

The rotator cuff is a synthesis of the capsule of the glenohumeral joint with the tendons of the subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles (Figure 1). 1 The rotator-cuff ...

Unlike the overhead press and other deltoid-focused moves, rotational exercises focus the muscles of the rotator cuff—the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.

These muscles are often referred to as the SITS muscles, which stands for: supraspinatus infraspinatus teres minor subscapularis A rotator cuff tear occurs when you have a tear in the body or ...

Tendons are tough, thick cords that attach muscle to bone, and you have four in your shoulder: subscapularis supraspinatus infraspinatus teres minor You may need rotator cuff surgery if ...