Shoulder glossary
Common terms explained simply, without replacing medical advice.
- Abduction
- Raising the arm out to the side.
- Rotator cuff
- Four muscles and their tendons around the shoulder.
- Glenohumeral
- Joint between the shoulder blade and humeral head.
- Active movement
- Movement performed using one’s muscles.
- Passive movement
- Movement produced without the main voluntary muscle action.
- Scapula
- Anatomical name for the shoulder blade.
- Tendinopathy
- General term for a tendon disorder.