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Three common shoulder injuries from falling

Three common shoulder injuries from falling

You’re walking around your house. You stumble on the edge of a rug and fall on your shoulder. Such a scenario is a fairly common one, and it can have serious consequences.  For instance, many common shoulder injuries result from falling, and falls are often a source...

Do you need surgery for a partial rotator cuff tear?

Do you need surgery for a partial rotator cuff tear?

Your shoulders are able to power your arms through a wide range of motions thanks to the rotator cuffs. Each shoulder joint is held together and powered by a group of muscles, tendons and ligaments that make up the rotator cuff. When one of the muscles or tendons in...

Three shoulder impingement exercises used in physical therapy

Three shoulder impingement exercises used in physical therapy

A common cause of shoulder pain that affects many people is shoulder impingement syndrome. However, you’re probably more familiar with its common name — pinched shoulder. Shoulder impingement syndrome causes pain in the shoulder and limits its range of motion. The...

What does it mean when the top of my shoulder hurts?

What does it mean when the top of my shoulder hurts?

The answer to this question could be harder to find than you might think. One reason for this is that the shoulder is such a complex joint. Another reason is that shoulder pain is so common.  Researchers who have studied shoulder pain reveal that up to 70% of people...

Two shoulder injuries you could get from a fall

Two shoulder injuries you could get from a fall

Falling is one of the most common ways to injure yourself. In fact, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) reports that more than 2.8 million fall injuries are treated by hospital emergency rooms every year. Many of these include shoulder injuries, and it’s important to...

Three symptoms of shoulder rheumatoid arthritis

Three symptoms of shoulder rheumatoid arthritis

In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that almost 22% of Arizona residents had some form of arthritis. This means that almost one in every four people has some type of arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis is one type you could have. If...