Winged Scapula: Causes, Symptoms, Tests & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
WEBJul 5, 2024 · Scapular winging happens when something stops your shoulder muscles and nerves from holding your shoulder blade flat to your back like they should. Your healthcare provider will explain what caused it and how you can manage symptoms like pain and a loss of shoulder mobility. Medically Reviewed.
Scapular Winging: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Healthline
WEBMar 30, 2019 · What causes scapular winging? Scapular winging is almost always caused by damage to one of three nerves that control muscles in your arms, back, and neck: the long thoracic nerve, which...
Winging of the Scapula - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBMar 13, 2023 · The most common etiology of a winged scapula is usually due to damage or impaired innervation to the serratus anterior muscle. The nerve that innervates this muscle is the long thoracic nerve. Sometimes, this nerve can be damaged or impinged, leading to malfunction of the serratus anterior muscle.
Scapular winging: Symptoms, treatments, and exercises - Medical News Today
WEBMar 2, 2020 · A common cause of scapular winging is nerve damage. It may affect one of three major nerves in the shoulder: the dorsal scapular nerve, which controls the rhomboid muscles. the spinal...
Winged Scapula - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Rehabilitation
WEBOct 6, 2022 · What causes a winged scapula? A winged scapula is a symptom of another condition, rather than an injury itself. The shoulder blade protrudes outwards from the back, rather than laying flat against the back of the chest wall.
Scapular Winging - Physiopedia
WEBThe term ‘winged scapula’ (also scapula alata) is used when the muscles of the scapula are too weak or paralyzed, resulting in a limited ability to stabilize the scapula. As a result, the medial or lateral borders of the scapula protrudes from back, like wings.
Scapular winging: anatomical review, diagnosis, and treatments
WEBNov 2, 2007 · The commonest cause of scapular winging is serratus anterior paralysis, a dysfunction attributed to traumatic [2, 4, 8, 9, 11], non-traumatic [6, 8, 11, 28, 41, 51–53], and idiopathic [6, 8, 11, 28–30] lesions of the long thoracic nerve.
Winged Scapula: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Resurgens …
WEBWhat Causes a Winged Scapula? A winged scapula is caused by a weak muscle that is supposed to stabilize your shoulder blade. Usually, a direct injury of the muscle or the nerves around the shoulder blade can bring it on.
Winged scapula - Wikipedia
WEBA winged scapula (scapula alata) is a skeletal medical condition in which the shoulder blade protrudes from a person's back in an abnormal position. In rare conditions it has the potential to lead to limited functional activity in the upper extremity to which it is adjacent.
Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging
WEBThe most common causes reported in the literature for scapular winging are dysfunction of the serratus anterior from long thoracic nerve injury causing medial winging or dysfunction of the trapezius from spinal accessory nerve injury causing lateral winging. Most reviews and teaching focus on these etiologies.