Mechanical methods are among the oldest and most important approaches used for induction of labour (4, 5). They are indicated for labour induction in prolonged pregnancies, diabetic and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and premature rupture of membranes.
Shoulder Adductor Muscles? What are the muscles involved in shoulder elevation? The muscles involved in elevating the shoulder girdle (e.g. shrugging your shoulders) are the upper fibers of trapezius, levator scapulae, rhomboid major and rhomboid minor.
Function at the Shoulder. Because your biceps brachii crosses your shoulder joint, it is involved any time you raise your arm, a movement called shoulder flexion. The main muscles responsible for this action are your deltoids, or shoulder muscles, but your biceps act as assistance muscles.