Monthly archives: March, 2019

Overview of Shoulder Dislocation Shoulder dislocation more accurately termed a glenohumeral joint dislocation involves separation of the humerus from the glenoid of the scapula at the glenohumeral joint. Shoulder dislocation almost exclusively occurs following trauma. Shoulder dislocations are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries and they account for more than 50% of major joint dislocations. If your shoulder is sprained upward or backward, you may displace it out of its socket. This condition is extremely painful and it incapacitates your shoulder motion. Ironically, what we consider seemingly simple can dislocate our shoulder, for e.g., a fall, collision with another ...

A budding bowler playing cricket can come and tell his mom that his shoulder hurts when he throws the ball.  Questions race through mom’s head.  What is it?  What is the reason for it?  What should I do to get him out this trouble?  Is this going to end his cricketing career?  Little league shoulder problem in cricketers is on the rise.  Unfortunately, in many cases timely diagnosis is not made. Little league shoulder injury is quite prevalent in the west as it mainly happens when the pitcher (in baseball) throws the ball.  That is why it is also known ...

We all know the benefits of sports to our body in the form of exercise but not many know the risk involved with sports in the form of sports injuries. Of late, the incidence of sports injuries is rising as the age to get into competitive sports is getting lower and lower. All sports have a risk of injury however it is observed that the more contact in a sport, the greater the risk of a traumatic injury. Overuse injuries are the common type of injury one gets if they are into organized sports. The most common sports injuries are ...

Most probability of you reading this article is because you have shoulder pain or someone close to you is suffering from shoulder pain. The shoulder has a wide and versatile range of motion and the shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body.When something doesn’t feel right with your shoulder, it hampers your ability to move freely and this can cause a great deal of pain and discomfort.These days more and more people are complaining about shoulder pain - thanks to the technology boom in the IT sector coupled with today’s lifestyle. And if you are someone with ...

Shoulder Pain is the most common symptom for almost all the shoulder problems. In this article, we will discuss briefly on the types of shoulder pain and the common shoulder problems which causes shoulder pain. Shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body and hence it is highly instable. Shoulder often undergoes a lot of stress leading to instability and injury. Shoulder is made up of three bones – upper arm bone (humerus), shoulder blade (scapula) and collarbone (clavicle). The head of humerus fits into a rounded socket in the scapula. This rounded socket is called glenoid. A combination ...