A crooked tree & a shoulder muscle

A crooked tree & a shoulder muscle

Native Americans deliberately created trail marker trees for navigation and mapping.

They bent young saplings (usually oak or maple) horizontally and tied them down.

The tree grew with a permanent, unnatural right-angle bend.

Therefore, a horizontal shape in a vertical forest turned very meaningful.

As in the forest, most muscles in the human body are vertical. This is designed to optimize upright posture and walking – two main functional tasks we all share.

In our specimen of vertical muscles, there is one outlier.

It grows horizontal and has a right-angle bend.

It is called your supraspinatus.

It runs horizontal above your shoulder bone, then bends like a sapling to connect to the ball in the ball and socket joint.

Without you thinking about it, it helps in donning a shirt, brushing your teeth and throwing a ball. For you computer workers, it is a silent shoulder supporter while you manipulate your mouse.

And it is extremely meaningful.

When it does not stay strong and agile, it breaks down.

As the number one rotator cuff to tear, this muscle is what your orthopedic surgeon repairs.

Talk to anyone who has had it done and they all agree, no one wants to go through rotator cuff surgery and rehabilitation again.

That is why the supraspinatus muscle is 1 of our 6 Green Zones.

Longevity. Healthspan. Prevention.

If this is something that can make your life better, feel free to contact us at 919-728-0335 or schedule online to get you back on track!