7 of the best neck and shoulder heating pads
Neck and shoulder heating pads may ease muscle aches. Most of these devices warm up quickly and may help alleviate soreness within minutes.
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Tips to treat and prevent shoulder bursitis
An unwelcome introduction to shoulder bursitis, a painful inflammation in the joint most often brought on by overuse or injury. The wear and tear of daily life can make this a chronic condition, too.
Increased glenohumeral joint load can be reversed
Rotator cuff repair can be used to reverse increased glenohumeral joint load, according to a new study.
A tough attachment between rotator cuff, bone achieved through unique fibrous architecture
A discovery by a multi-institutional team of researchers and engineers about how tendon and bone attach in the shoulder joint has uncovered previously unsuspected engineering strategies for attaching dissimilar materials. The discovery also sheds new light on how the rotator cuff functions and on why rotator cuff repairs fail so frequently.
An Overview of Shoulder Blade Pain
Shoulder blade pain doesn't always have an obvious cause. It can be a symptom of something serious like a heart attack or lung cancer. Or maybe you slept on it wrong or have poor posture at the computer.
The symptoms and treatments of AC joint pain
The acromioclavicular joint, abbreviated as the AC joint, is the junction of the end of the collarbone (clavicle) with the side of the shoulder blade (called the acromion). The AC joint can be damaged much like other joints and may require treatment.
How to stretch and strengthen your shoulders if you work at a computer all day
When you run, you know to hold your chest up and proud, keep your spine long and tall, and your shoulders pulled back. But how often do you think about your posture when you’re sitting?
Shoulder surgery beats non-operative treatment: new study
When a patient initially presents with multiple shoulder instability events, nonoperative treatment will most likely not be successful in treating their traumatic anterior shoulder instability, a new study finds.
Biceps tenodesis vs SLAP repair for type II SLAP tears
In active-duty military patients younger than 35 years with type II superior labral anterior-posterior tears, biceps tenodesis is more effective in improving pain and function than superior labral anterior-posterior repair, according to new study data.
An Overview of Shoulder Blade Pain
Shoulder blade pain can be confusing because the causes aren’t always obvious. This symptom can be a sign of something serious like a heart attack or lung cancer, or something as simple as sleeping wrong or poor posture at work.