The shoulder joint is a ball and socket and it really helps keep the shoulder stable. So shoulder pain is very common either through repetitive shoulder use in sports, a fall or accidents, or simply over-use due to age.
A broken collar bone frequently occurs when someone falls onto an out stretched hand. For cyclists, it is a very common injury when falling from their bike. The Collar bone (Clavicle) is attached centrally to the sternum (breast bone) and at its outer side to the shoulder complex.
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separations are common injuries that affect the shoulder girdle. Athletes from contact sports are more likely to suffer from AC separations compared with the general population.
Shoulder specialist Dr Robert Codman first described ‘Frozen Shoulder’ in 1934, although this painful shoulder condition had frustrated patients and doctors for centuries before this. The fact that Frozen Shoulder merely describes what the patient experiences, is evidence that the condition was still poorly understood.
Injury to the rotatorc will usually begin as inflammation, often referred to as Rotator Cuff Tendonitis. The rotator cuff muscles (Subscapularis, Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus and Teres Minor) are small muscles situated around the shoulder joint.
Injury to the rotatorc will usually begin as inflammation, often referred to as Rotator Cuff Tendonitis. The rotator cuff muscles (Subscapularis, Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus and Teres Minor) are small muscles situated around the shoulder joint.
