This Medical News Today information article highlights the potential health benefits of zinc and provides details on good sources of the nutrient, symptoms of zinc deficiency, and precautions to consider-associated with excessive zinc intake. Only a very small intake of Zinc is necessary to reap the benefits.
Shoulder blade: The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or, medically, as the scapula. The word scapula (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural scapulae, the shoulder blades. Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel (a small shovel), the word scapula is thought to have come from the Greek skaptein meaning to dig..
The scapula, or the shoulder blade, is the flat triangular bone that is found in the shoulder. Scapular pain is a type of pain that occurs when a scapular nerve (originating from the neck) is pinched. The pain usually starts at the root of the nerve, the neck, and then goes down to the shoulder.n sports like badminton, tennis, golf, handball, the shoulder is excessively used, causing pain in the scapula. Fractures can as well cause shoulder blade pain. Osteoarthritis is usually the cause of shoulder blade pain with older people. It is a painful condition, which causes joints to inflame.