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The four stages of frozen shoulder include pre-freezing, freezing, frozen, and thawing. These terms describe the typical progression of the condition from early symptoms to recovery.

Shoulder active range of motion (ROM) exercises can help improve shoulder joint mobility. These exercises may be prescribed if you have a shoulder condition, such as shoulder pain, that causes limited mobility in your shoulder and arm. Shoulder ROM exercises help you move the affected joint in all d...

Due to the dependence on the shoulder for many activities, rotator cuff injuries can significantly impact daily life. Learn more about rotator cuff tears, including diagnosis, symptoms, treatments, and rehabilitation.

The shoulder a ball-and-socket joint is the most mobile joint in the body. However, that also means it is easily injured. A dislocated shoulder is an ...

Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.

An international team of medical researchers has developed a protein-based risk score for hip fracture using an aptamer-based proteomic platform. In their study, published in the journal Nature Aging, the group analyzed data from the Cardiovascular Health Study and used their findings to develop the...

A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, looked at hip fracture treatment outcomes in patients with dementia to see how they did when treated surgically versus non-surgically to help inform health care d...

Older women with low bone density are more likely to experience their first hip fracture in their 60s compared to older ages, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

An acetabular fracture occurs when the socket of the hip joint is broken. This is much less common than most hip fractures, where the top of the thigh bone is damaged, not the socket.

Finding the right treatment to relieve hip pain often depends on what's causing it. Conservative measures like pain relievers and home remedies can be used for a sudden, isolated injury. Physical therapy, injections, and surgery may be needed for more chronic or complicated causes of hip pai...