Serratus posterior inferior pain!
I've been dealing with a scapular issue for several months now. I originally injured the muscles involved in pulling movements - think teres minor, subscapularis, serratus anterior, etc. These muscles became extremely tight and led to scapular dyskinesis, which I've been struggling with ever since.
I've recently managed to make some progress by doing a lot of scapular massage, really trying to get in and under the blade. I've also been focusing on isolated strengthening work for the rhomboids,banded scapular retractions specifically. I found that these muscles were being constantly pulled apart and causing pain, so strengthening them has helped.
One symptom that has persisted throughout is constant pain and tension in the serratus posterior inferior. My best guess is that the scapular dysfunction is causing it to work overtime to stabilise the ribcage, any kind of activity (even just walking) tends to increase the pain and tightness there.
I'm not sure which specific muscles I need to strengthen next in order to take the load off the serratus posterior inferior and restore proper scapular balance. I'm still doing the rhomboid isolation work but I'm no longer seeing improvement from it alone.
If anyone with experience in this area could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it!
