📖 Static demo — read-only snapshot
You’re browsing a static build of the Body IQ knowledge graph, so everything loads with no backend. A few things that need the live server are turned off here:
- Global search (sidebar) is disabled — it queries the API.
- The JSON API and the API “Try it” playgroundaren’t included.
- The data is a snapshot — it refreshes only when the demo is rebuilt, not live from the database.
Everything else — the body map, progression ladders, coverage heatmap, exercise finder, and all anatomy/exercise/source pages — works fully. The full app (live search + API + database) runs from the source on GitHub.
Scapular Elevation
Scapulothoracic Articulation • Shoulder • frontal plane
Upward movement of the scapula toward the ears (shoulder shrug).
Normal Range of Motion
Scapulothoracic elevation is a superior translation (shrug), not an angular motion, so no goniometric normal is published. Assessed by observation/palpation of the superior angle or acromion relative to spinous-process landmarks, or by linear measurement; typical excursion is on the order of 10-12 cm of combined elevation-depression range in kinesiology texts, but this is not a standardized clinical norm.
Source: Norkin & White 2016 (descriptive); no AAOS goniometric norm
Muscles (3)
| Muscle | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Trapezius | Primary | — |
| Levator Scapulae | Primary | Co-primary scapular elevator |
| Rhomboid Major | Secondary | — |
Exercises (6)
Sources
- Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation — Biomechanics of Scapular Elevation