Imagine if one morning, you casually reached back to hook your bra only to be greeted with a jolt of pain in your shoulder. And then instead of going away, the pain gradually got worse over time, to ...

Shoulder surgery is a common procedure which is performed thousands of times each day in the United States. Physical therapists are important in the post-operative process of shoulder rehabilitation ...

Various theories exist regarding the mechanisms of stiff shoulder (SS). Potential etiological factors are adhesive capsulitis, [1] decreased capsular volume, [2,3] capsular contractions, [4] rotator ...

Tissue sections show frozen shoulder patient tissues exhibit an increased number of cells and blood vessels relative to non-diseased comparator shoulder capsule. Frozen shoulder is a painful and ...

Superior capsule reconstruction is a new treatment option for massive, irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears (Figure 1). The treatment goals for massive tears are to reduce pain, restore ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Rest and ice therapy can relieve shoulder blade pain from injuries like muscle ...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ...