Your shoulder joint may wear out over time from repeated use. You might experience regular pain, and it may even limit your ability to move your shoulder normally, which could interfere with your everyday life. Fortunately, you can get shoulder joint replacement surgery to get long-term relief. Shoulder joint replacement surgery is available in two…
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What Is A Rotator Cuff Tear?
A rotator cuff tear is a common injury that can cause pain, stiffness, and weakness in the shoulder, making normal day-to-day activities difficult. If you have a rotator cuff injury, early intervention is recommended, as delaying it would eventually lead to problems such as frozen shoulder or arthritis, which can be tougher to treat. The…
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What Could Shoulder Pain Be A Sign Of?
Shoulder pain can develop due to many reasons. It could be due to an incident – such as a car accident, a sports accident, sleeping in a weird position, or from a fall. Such causes are fairly easy to pinpoint, and often cause enough alarm for you to seek medical attention. However, other causes of…
Treatments For A Broken Collarbone
A broken collarbone, also known as a clavicle fracture, is a very common injury among adults. This type of fracture causes severe pain and can make it difficult to move your shoulder and arm since the break happens between the upper part of your breastbone and shoulder blade. Treatments for a broken collarbone range from…
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Causes of shoulder arthritis
Arthritis can affect the joints in different parts of your body. There are two joints that make up the shoulder, which are the acromioclavicular (AC) joint and the glenohumeral joint. The AC joint is where the clavicle meets the shoulder blade, and the latter is where the head of the humerus meets the scapula. Shoulder…
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What Is a Frozen Shoulder?
Have you been experiencing stiff, painful shoulders that never seem to improve? If so, this might be caused by frozen shoulder. Also known as adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder is a medical condition characterized by chronic pain and stiffness of the shoulder joint. In this condition, symptoms gradually worsen over time, and they later (usually) gradually…
Recovery From A Rotator Cuff Tear
A rotator cuff tear is a common injury that can cause pain, stiffness, and weakness in the shoulder. If you have a rotator cuff tear, it can make normal day to day activities, such as getting dressed or washing your hair, painful and difficult. Early treatment can prevent symptoms from getting worse, reduce the chances of…
What Do You Do for a Broken Collarbone?
The collarbone or clavicle is the long bone located at the top part of the chest. A broken collarbone or a clavicle fracture is a common orthopedic injury, especially among infants and young children. The most frequent cause of a broken clavicle is trauma from a forceful impact to the shoulders. This trauma can be…
Treatments for Frozen Shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis, also called frozen shoulder, often affects people over the age of 40 – especially women. This condition causes pain and extreme stiffness in the shoulder, limiting your range of motion and making it almost impossible to move. As the condition is developing, a dull or aching pain is often felt around the upper…
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Top 5 Causes of Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain is something that almost every person will experience at least once in life. You may not think about it when you are not in pain, but once it starts, you realize how much you rely on your shoulders. Your shoulders help you complete daily tasks big and small, whether at home or at…
