Background Gymnastic sports requires repetitive high load overhead movements that can lead to upper extremity injury. The scapula and the shoulder play a vital role in injury-free performance.

You may have heard of the scapula before, though it is more commonly called the shoulder blade. Scapulas play a very important role in the way your arms, shoulders, and back move. The scapula is a ...

Scapular winging, sometimes called a winged scapula, is a condition that affects the shoulder blades. It causes the shoulder blades to stick out. Scapula is the anatomical term for the shoulder blade.

1 Department of Public Health, Section of Sport Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 2 Department of Public Health, Section for Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 3 Sport Medicine ...