Teres major

The teres major plays an important role in moving your arms and shoulders. The teres minor is helps to stabilize the ball and socket glenohumeral joint and supports lateral or external rotation of the arm at the shoulder joint. This article highlights 15 of the best exercises to strengthen your teres muscles

Shoulder bursitis can be debilitating, interfering with everyday activities. Exercises can decrease pressure on painful bursa.

Teres major muscle aka Musculus teres major in the latin terminology. Learn more now!

Teres major is a thick and ovoid muscle in the upper arm. Despite their similar names, Teres major has different actions and innervation from the Teres minor. It's mainly responsible for the medial rotation of the arm and it also contributes to static posture and arm-swinging.

Teres major is a shoulder muscle that internally rotates the arm. A muscle tear often occurs in sports, like golf, tennis, swimming, throwing and water skiing.

Latissimus dorsi, Teres major, and Serratus anterior are the main muscles involved in the scapular rotation (along with the scapular muscles). In this picture, you can see how these muscles transform when the arm is abducted! Full model: ecorche.anatomy4sculptors.com

Infraspinatus Muscle “It hurts when I try to undo my bra.” Or “Taking off my shirt is painful.” Or “Combing my hair hurts my shoulder.” Or “I have problems…

We're making our way through the rotator cuff muscles and next on the list are these two muscles. Where do they attach? What actions do they perform? Where do we use them in our practice? Find out more...

Overview/ Anatomy: Teres Major is often referred to as the Lats ‘little helper’. Synergists, Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major work together to perform the same actions of the glenohumer…

An overview of the extrinsic muscles of the shoulder including Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi, Levator Scapulae, Rhomboid Major and Rhomboid Minor.