Monthly archives: December, 2021

There could be a variety of reasons for your bilateral shoulder pain, ranging from strain and tension from muscles due to poor posture to overuse to trauma from an injury.  Do you know shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons for a person to seek medical help? The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint of the body.  Be it lifting a bucket of water or reaching up into the cupboard, given the number of everyday activities it is involved in, shoulder pain is something that you get from time to time.  Our shoulder has the flexibility to ...

Before delving deep into the preparative part of the shoulder arthroscopy surgery, let’s have a quick look into what shoulder arthroscopy is.  Shoulder arthroscopy is an operative procedure to look into or repair tissues in and around your shoulder joint.   The operative surgeon will make a small cut (incision) in your shoulder and insert a thin wire containing camera at one end, called an arthroscope.  This allows the surgeon to have a closer view at the muscles, tissues, ligaments and bones of the shoulder joint.  If the joint needs a repair, the doctor will insert surgical instruments through other small ...

A tendon is a fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.  When a tendon is injured, damaged or inflamed, in medical lexicon it is referred to by names such as tendinitis, tendinosis, tendinopathy, paratenonitis, tenosynovitis, and tendon tear (rupture).  Tendinitis and tendinosis are two medical terms which may sound identical and often both are confused with other, but in actuality both are different.  Tendinosis is a condition that is characterized by pain of a tendon, whereas tendinitis is a condition which shares many of the same symptoms but varies vastly in its cause and appearance. Main difference between ...

Our shoulder is made up of three bones: The shoulder blade, the collarbone, and the upper arm bone or humerus.  The shoulder has a ball-and-socket joint.  The round head of the upper arm bone fits into the socket.  Connective tissue (shoulder capsule) surrounds the shoulder joint.  It is the synovial fluid that reduces the friction in the joint and makes the joint mobile. Though it is often overlooked, musculoskeletal diseases are one of the most common side effects in patients with diabetes.  Musculoskeletal ailments associated with diabetes are strong enough to inflict both physical and psychological harm.  Frozen shoulder (also ...

Supraspinatus tendinopathy is a common and crippling condition that becomes more prevalent after middle age.  It is a common cause of shoulder pain.  The supraspinatus tendon lies in the subacromial space and is a part of the rotator cuff muscles. Overuse of the supraspinatus tendon is attributed to be the principal factor that predisposes to this condition.   Supraspinatus tendon of the rotator cuff becomes degenerated most often as a result of repetitive stresses and overloading during sports or occupational activities, paving the way for tendinopathy.  The tendon of the supraspinatus commonly impinges under the acromion as it passes between the ...

Awkward postures and repetitive work have been attributed to shoulder fatigue. Superior and anterior-superior migration of the shoulder is quite concerning as it implies disruption of rotator cuff. If timely treatment is not sought, the condition will aggravate. Characteristics of a rotator cuff tear such as a larger size has been associated with superior and anterior-superior migration of the shoulder. When a rotator cuff tendon tears, it can allow the ball of the shoulder joint to move upward or outward from the socket. This results in superior and anterior-superior migration of the shoulder. This can lead to loss of shoulder ...