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Arthritis refers to joint inflammation. It can be a very painful condition. Hand arthritis is particularly difficult to manage, but certain exercises can help reduce pain and stiffness.

The term  pinched nerve is not a true medical term. Nonetheless, people often use it to describe an injury that results from compression, constrictio...

A shoulder hemiarthroplasty, or partial shoulder replacement, is surgery to remove the rounded top portion of the humerus (the upper arm bone) and replace it with a prosthesis. This is the "ball" of the shoulder's ball-and-socket joint, and it can become severely damaged due ...

Superior capsular reconstruction using a dermal allograft had positive outcome scores and a low revision rate in patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears, according to results.

Exercising, driving, sitting, reaching, standing, looking at our cell phones  you name it, we round our shoulders doing it. While some people can tra...

Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common, especially as we age. The right exercises can speed healing and recovery.

The older you get, the more likely it is you ll get rotator cuff tendinopathy (sometimes called tendinosis or tendinitis). This type of shoulder pai...

A biceps tendon injury is a tear or rupture of connective tissue that connects the biceps muscle of the upper arm to bones at either the shoulder (proximal tendon) or elbow (distal tendon). Proximal tears are more common than distal tears and usually are the the result of chronic overuse or an acu...

A mix of non-addictive medicines may be safer and equally successful in managing pain after shoulder or knee surgery, a study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit indicates. Concerned about the opioid abuse epidemic, doctors there tested a different regimen for pain relief. They treated post-surgical...

When working at home, it's good to have a break, possibly every 30 minutes, to stay healthy and minimize injury to your back, shoulders and arms