Getting through a whole day of work. Playing with your kids or grandkids. Lifting a baking tray out of the oven. All these common daily tasks can be much harder to do if you have neck and shoulder pain. Are you likely to have to deal with chronic neck and shoulder...
Grabbing your coffee mug from an overhead cabinet. Playing catch with your kids or grandkids. Driving your car. These are all commonplace activities that can become more difficult when you have shoulder pain. It’s not that uncommon for Americans to experience...
Difficulty reaching up to grab holiday decorations off an overhead shelf. Pain when playing catch with your kids. These are just a few of the ways a rotator cuff problem can impact your daily life. Rotator cuff injuries are much more common than many people might...
Think of the role your shoulder plays in all your arm movements. Without the use of your shoulder, it’s impossible to lift your arm or to reach out in front of you or behind your back. When you have a condition that causes the top of your shoulder to hurt, then you...
People who have an injured rotator cuff can take solace from the fact that they aren’t alone. Not even a little. In fact, it’s estimated that in 2004 more than 4.5 million doctor visits and 40,000 surgeries happened because of a rotator cuff issue. If you’re looking...
The rotator cuff is a shoulder structure that’s made up of four muscles and tendons. This part of your shoulder is vital for moving your arm, and it also helps keep the upper arm bone firmly seated in the shoulder socket. When the rotator cuff is torn, surgery may be...
If you’ve been diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis in Portage, Michigan, you could be looking at a much harder daily life for several months. Also called frozen shoulder, this condition typically causes shoulder pain, decreased range of motion and loss of shoulder...
The shoulder is a weak joint and prone to injury. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles, ligaments, and tendons that surround the shoulder joint and are responsible for rotation. Injuries most often occur due to sports or jobs that require repeated overhead motions...
We put our shoulders under tremendous stress. These important joints not only connect the arms to the upper body, but they are also intricately built to perform all of the necessary arm and hand movements we require. From lifting a box to typing on the computer, we...
Physical therapy is a safe, effective and non-invasive treatment option that is designed to relieve pain resulting from a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, sports injuries, workplace injuries and more. Regular appointments with a physical therapist are ideal...
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