Swimmers and gymnasts often suffer from injuries to their latissimus dorsi. Learn how to do sports massage therapy for swimming and gymnastics injuries in this free massage video lesson for athletes and massage therapists.
Expert: Alexson Roy
Bio: Alexson Roy has been certified and licensed as a massage therapist for over 8 years.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
This video just gives terrible information. It originates in the lower back and inserts at the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus (not on the scapula). The teres minor originates on the axillary (lateral) border of the scapula and inserts on the greater tubercle of the humerus. In this video, you claim it's between the vertebral column and the vertebral (medial) border of the scapula. At :55 you claim they have the same point of origin which is just plain wrong. Just bad information.
JadedMystic 10 months ago
And the Terres...come on dude. Basic anatomy. You were not even close. You were working the rhomboids. Get under the arm pit area where you belong.WOW
TheFlashWhore 11 months ago 2
Lats insert on lesser tubercle of the humerus, not the scapula. Without properly explaining this, he misses the point of really treating it for the athlete as LD affects movement of the shoulder joint (not the shoulder girdle).
Jenn080370 1 year ago
Im a Massage Student therapy student and I Love your Vids. and um the latissimus dorse is actually inserts on the Floor of intertubercular groove of the humerus. But as he was saying the scapula because its more superficial(visible) maybe.
baramin5kx 2 years ago
thanks for clearing that up lolol13
Socialbutterfly3000 2 years ago
I swim, pulling your latissimus dorsi hurts like HELL
aarilaxox 2 years ago
it inserts itself into both of them saying the scapula pretty much also means the humerous
lollol13 3 years ago
i believe the latissimus dorsi inserts in the humerous, not the scapula
MizzLynn1687 3 years ago 2