The Supa' Supraspinatus Muscle

Supraspinatus - pronouced : (soop-ra-spa-natus)

Shoulder pain is one of the most common areas other than low back that people have problems with.

The supraspinatus muscle is located at the top of your shoulder. It is right above the boney ridge of your shoulder. It wraps from the scapula to the greater tubercle of the humerus. This muscle is very important to the stability of the shoulder. It supports the rotator cuff that surrounds and enclose the shoulder.  The muscle allows you to lift your arm up and down. Many injuries associated with this muscle are due to playing sports where objects are thrown and often times it is affected by falling. Because there are many muscles that support the shoulder they often are over used and tighten up - creating myofascial trigger points, ( hyperirritable tissue in muscles). These trigger points usually cause only minor aches or restricted movement that can be left alone - however overstressing your shoulder causes a bigger problem. Once your have a shoulder injury your body starts to produce adhesive fibers between your muscles to protect the injury. However, these adhesions cause restrictions in shoulder movement causing pain and dysfunction that spreads up the neck and down the arms.   Pain in your supraspinatus can cause difficutly in raising your arms up to comb your hair or reach up high. There a few stretches to help work out the pain - 
check it out! And keep your shoulder muscles healthy and stretched out!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/392865-supraspinatus-stretches/

Here is an anatomical picture of the supraspinatus

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Supraspinatus.html

Enjoy -
With Health and Love,
IN8 Chiro