Your rotator cuff, composed of tendons and muscles, keeps your shoulder structure together and functioning. Injuries to the rotator cuff can be painful and life-changing. When you suffer an injury, it is common to want to rest and let the injury itself. However, when it comes to your shoulder, symptoms are unlikely to resolve on…
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Posture Is Key to Minimizing Back, Shoulder, and Arm Pain
Maintaining a good posture isn’t just about enhancing your body language or creating great first impressions—it’s about improving your health and your overall quality of life. Among the reasons why experts highly encourage maintaining good posture are that it keeps the bones in your spine properly aligned and facilitates the even distribution of the force…
Common Orthopedic Problems in Older Adults
As we get older, we tend to develop musculoskeletal issues that often seem to get worse and worse – such as arthritis. These issues often increase in severity at such a slow pace that we don’t know at what point to finally see a doctor about it. Fortunately, an orthopedic physician understands these issues you’re…
Treating a Dislocated Shoulder
A dislocated shoulder is painful and requires treatment. Your shoulder joint is one of the most mobile joints in your body. It can move and rotate in many different directions – but it’s this very flexibility that makes it one of the easiest joints to dislocate. The shoulder works as a ball and socket joint….
Orthopedic Injuries During Pregnancy: Bulging Discs and Shoulder Pain
Managing orthopedic conditions in pregnant patients leads to challenges that must be carefully considered so that the safety of both the mother and the fetus is maintained. During pregnancy, women experience many changes throughout their body. Women think about how becoming hormonal, gaining weight, and how other parts of our body will change. Shoulder and…