👉 Weakness or tightness in the serratus anterior muscle can lead to shoulder and neck pain, as well as difficulty with overhead activities.

👉 Serratus anterior pain is often associated with shoulder impingement syndrome, an overuse injury caused by repetitive shoulder motions.

👉 Serratus anterior pain is often described as a deep, burning, or aching sensation that can be felt throughout the chest and shoulder.


Pain will be experienced on the side of the ribcage, traveling into the armpit and posteriorly to the medial aspect of the inferior angle of the scapula.
Pain is often mistaken for C8 nerve problems, as pain is referred down the inside of the arm into the palm, fifth digit (little finger), and fourth digit.
As this muscle has many digitations, careful assessment is required in order to locate active central myofascial trigger points.

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