Your shoulders are the most flexible joints in your body. With almost every action you do – whether it’s dressing, brushing your teeth, driving, eating food, or working on your computer – you rely heavily on good working shoulders. If you develop shoulder injuries such as impingement, bursitis, [Read More]
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Shoulder Dislocation Symptoms and Treatment
A dislocated shoulder is the result of the head of the upper arm (the humerus) becoming either partially or fully dislodged from the glenoid socket. A very common injury amongst athletes -- especially those who participate in contact sports like football, soccer and gymnastics, each of which can [Read More]
Treatments for Shoulder Pain
Our shoulders have the widest range of motion of all of our joints, and they perform a lot of work throughout the day every day of our lives. So if something happens to a shoulder, you can feel a lot of pain and discomfort. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to treat an injured shoulder. [Read More]
Recovery from a Dislocated Shoulder
Of all the joints in your body, the shoulder is by far the most versatile. Able to rotate in many directions and responsible for carrying heavy loads, this workhorse of a joint is also one of the most vulnerable for injury, the most common of which is dislocation. Below are the causes and symptoms [Read More]
What Is a Frozen Shoulder?
The shoulder is composed of three main bones forming a ball-and-socket joint. These bones are the collarbone (clavicle), upper arm bone (humerus), and shoulder blade (scapula). What holds these bones together is a section of strong connective tissue called the shoulder capsule. When a person has [Read More]
