💥LATISSIMUS DORSI💥 Language orgin = Latin 🔑latissimus means =widest . 🔑dorsi means =of the back. The latissimus dorsi muscle is often called the "lats" . The lats are superficially located, which means they are clearly visible. 🛑SHAPE: it is a large, flat triangular muscle 🛑ORGIN 🎈Spinous processes T6-T12 vertebrae 🎈 Spinous processes of all lumber vertebrae 🎈9th-12th ribs 🎈Thoracolumbar fascia 🎈 Inferior angle of the scapula 🎈 Posterior part of lliac crest 🎈Crest of sacrum 🛑 INSERTION: 📍Twists to insert into the intertubercular sulcus (bicipital groove) of humerus, justbelow the shoulder joint 🛑NERVE SUPPLY: Thoracodorsal nerve, C6, 7, 8, from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. 🛑BLOOD SUPPLY: Thoracordosal Artery from the axillary artery 🛑 FUNCTION 💡Adduct of Shoulder 💡Arm extension 💡Intemal rotation of arm at the shoulder 💡Assists in forcedinspiration by raising lower ribs. 💡Assists with lateral flexion of the trunk ⁉️TRIGGER POINT ACTIVATING CAUSES: 🌠Golf 🏌️ 🌠Racquet sports, 🌠Swimming🏊 🌠Baseball⚾ 🌠Cricket🏏 🌠Rowing, 🌠Heavy lifting, 🌠Gym related🏋️ 🌠Gardening, 🌠Poorfitting bra👙 ⁉️DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: 📌C7 neuropathy. 📌Ulnar neuropathy. 📌Subscapular nerve entrapment. 📌Axillary neuropathy. 📌Thoracic outletsyndrome. 📌Cardiopulmonary diseases. 🛑 ASSESSMENT 👌 Flexibility & musle length test 👌Musle strength test 🛑TREATMENT 📍Myofascial Release 📍Stretching 📍Strengthening 📍Musle Energy technique 📍IASTM 📍Dry Needling 📍Wet Needling 🛑 PREVENTION 🔖Using proper form during sports and exercise 🔖Avoiding overuse of the muscle 🔖Applying a heating pad to the area before exercising 🔖Warming up and cooling down before and after a workout 🔖Stretching gently after warming up and before cooling down 🔖Staying hydrated 🔖Getting occasional massages Advance physiotherapy treatment in nallasopara vasai Virar