Your deltoid muscles make up a main muscle group in your upper body. They’re connected with many other muscles and bones in your upper back, neck, and shoulder region and are extremely mobile. They ...

I am trying to get into shape for summer, and one area that has always been challenging has been my upper arms. Recently, though, I began a workout routine, but a friend warned me about the risk of ...

Your rhomboid muscles connect your shoulder blade (scapula) to your spine. If your rhomboid muscles hurt, you’ll feel it in your back and shoulders. “The rhomboids can become painful because of ...

Question: I am trying to get into shape for summer, and one area that has always been challenging has been my upper arms. Recently, I began a workout routine, but a friend warned me about the risk of ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Rest and ice therapy can relieve shoulder blade pain from injuries like muscle ...

Pain in the triceps most often occurs due to triceps tendonitis. Other possible causes include triceps tears and snapping triceps syndrome. Treatments can depend on the cause. The triceps muscle is ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am trying to get into shape for summer, and one area that has always been challenging has been my upper arms. Recently, though, I began a workout routine, but a friend warned me ...

Possible causes of pain in the middle of the biceps include muscle strain, bruising, and more. In rare cases, it can be due to a heart attack. Treatments will depend on the cause. The biceps is the ...

In my Pilates class, we managed to alleviate some of the back and foot pain by moving away from training the "mirror muscles" to focus on the muscles that move the shoulder blades (upper trapezius, ...

We begin my summer Pilates class assessing what the participants want to work on. We are all women—cashiers, dental hygienists, language teachers, students, but also movement professionals such as ...