Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhDMedically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD The latissimus dorsi muscles or "lats" are triangular back muscles located below the shoulder blade and ...

What Is the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle? The latissimus dorsi is a large muscle covering your back. You may know it as your lats muscles. They're connected to many parts of your body, originating from ...

Although the lat pulldown is known for focusing latissimus dorsi, it also strengthens other crucial muscles of the back and shoulders. However, keep in mind that the exact muscles worked by this ...

What are your lats and what do they do? “‘Lats’ or the latissimus dorsi muscles are the largest muscles in the upper body,” Moretti says. “They help stabilize the spine, assist in ...

IN 1961 Järvi and Saxén 1 reported 4 cases of a heretofore undescribed soft-tissue tumor, which they called elastofibroma dorsi. The tumors were all located in the subscapttlar space adjacent to ...

Sources say Wilson has been dealing with a strained latissimus dorsi -- an injury more commonly seen in baseball players, and one that is not usually treated with an injection. He popped up on the ...

EMG data were recorded for the biceps, triceps, anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi and trapezius muscles of the dominant upper extremity during posterior transfers using surface ...