The shoulder is a ball-and-socket type joint consisting of three bones, four muscles, and four tendons – all connected with ligaments. The shoulder has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the human body, making it more susceptible to injury, wear and tear, and pain than other joints. The [Read More]
Shoulder Pain
Mobile Devices and Neck Pain
If you spend a few hours or more on your phone, tablet, or other handheld device and are experiencing neck pain, you might not be surprised to hear that there's a connection between the two. Mobile devices are almost impossible to avoid, and many people spend a lot of time on them for leisure and [Read More]
What Is Frozen Shoulder?
The term frozen shoulder is the common name for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, when connective tissue around the joint becomes inflamed and stiff. A frozen shoulder is exactly what it sounds like: the joint of the shoulder becomes unable to move in certain directions and may be accompanied [Read More]
Why Your Surgeon May Recommend a Reverse Shoulder Replacement
We don’t realize how much of our daily lives is enabled by our shoulders. They give us the ability to do everything from reaching our shelves to raising our hands in class to getting dressed in the morning. That’s why a damaged or injured shoulder can really bring focus on how important our sho [Read More]
