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Gout and Pseudogout are two types of arthritis than can appear suddenly and cause sore joints in the hands and sometimes in other parts of the body. This condition can be common in the elbow, wrist, finger, knee and big toe joints.

Multiple injections in the year prior to surgery are associated with a higher rate of failure requiring revision surgery, so surgeons should be cautious and consider conservative treatments other than injections or surgery before administering more injections.

Surgery should not be performed in almost all patients with a common cause of shoulder pain known as subacromial pain syndrome or SAPS (also called shoulder impingement or rotator cuff disease), say a panel of international experts in The BMJtoday.

A myriad of issues cause shoulder pain. Sometimes that pain morphs into significant stiffness. That stiff, painful shoulder could mean you have a frozen shoulder.

While it's important to give your body the chance to properly heal, with a little planning and common sense (along with your doctor's OK), it's possible to keep up with an exercise routine (though perhaps a modified one) while recovering.

Volleyball is a great sport for players of all ages and levels. But as with any sport, it can result in injuries. The majority of volleyball injuries can generally be classified as either chronic (overuse) injuries or acute (traumatic) injuries.

When it comes to training, the anterior, or front, deltoid muscle gets almost all the attention, while the medial and posterior deltoids get the cold shoulder.

Why are fat deposits more likely to occur after tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff, compared to other types of muscle injuries? An increased propensity of stem cells within with rotator cuff muscles to develop into fat cells may explain the difference.

Positive self belief is the key to recovery from pain, say Uresearchers. The research team studied over 1,000 people undergoing physiotherapy for shoulder pain. They found that people are more likely to recover if they have the confidence to carry on doing most things, despite their pain. Those who ...

In a position statement, The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons said opioids should be avoided for the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis and should be reserved for certain circumstances.