The shoulder is surrounded by the rotator cuff—a group of muscles and tendons that maintain your upper arm bone's spot in its socket—which is nestled in your shoulder blade. As its name implies, this ...

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 ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Your shoulders are an ...

Theres nothing quite like an injury to derail your fitness goals. And when youve been making progress with weightlifting, a broken arm may leave you sidelined for some time. Generally, a bone fracture ...

When your shoulders feel stiff, stretching might seem like the obvious answer. But in many cases, stretching is just a temporary fix rather than a real solution — and when it comes to the shoulders, ...

The Mata Menge humerus fragment (left) shown at the same scale as the humerus of Homo floresiensis from Liang Bua. A paper out today in Nature Communications reports the discovery of extremely rare ...

Strengthen and reduce fracture risk with this routine that combines weight-bearing, resistance, and impact exercises.