In the golf swing, the kinetic chain is the different parts of your body acting as a system of chain links to transfer energy from the ground through to the…

The latissimus dorsi is the widest and most powerful muscle of the back. The latissimus dorsi muscle consists of a pair of large, flat, triangular muscle covering the lower back. …

The levator scapulae is a skeletal muscle situated at the back and side of the neck. As the name suggests, its main function is to lift the scapula (shoulder blade).…

The multifidus (multifidus spinae, plural multifidi) muscle consists of a number of fleshy and tendinous bundles of skeletal muscle fibres (fasciculi), which fill up the groove on either side of the…

Your oblique muscles (side abdominals) help you to bend from the side or twist your torso.  Strong obliques support the lower back, warding off back pain and posture problems. Your…

The pectoralis major is a very powerful, thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the human body.  It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the…

The pectoralis minor is a thin, triangular muscle, situated at the upper part of the chest, beneath the pectoralis major in the human body. Together with the pectoralis major, they are…

The piriformis muscle is a very strong hip muscle, one of the core muscles of the body. The piriformis is a flat, pear-shaped muscle that is located beneath the gluteal…

Proprioception is the sense of the orientation and relative position of neighbouring parts of the body and the strength of effort being employed in movement. It is distinguished from exteroception,…

The psoas major is a large, powerful muscle that helps move the upper leg (femur) and the torso closer together in a flexion movement. The Role of the Psoas Major…