This year in the USA around eight million people will visit their doctor complaining of shoulder problems. Between fifty five and sixty percent of those will be diagnosed as having a rotator cuff problem. I know it’s no comfort to find that you are only one of millions but at least it means that shoulder [...]
The phrase rotator cuff injury covers a huge range of potential shoulder problems but they all have one thing in common which is that one of the four muscles in the rotator cuff has become damaged either as the result of good old fashioned wear and tear or through it being overloaded perhaps by lifting [...]
Having suffered a fairly serious shoulder injury at the start of this year I know how worrying and frustrating it can be. You may or may not be able to think of something that you did but suddenly your shoulder has gone from working perfectly to giving constant pain almost overnight.
Lifting your arm above shoulder [...]
Being an older dad with young kids I try hard to keep myself active and in shape so that I can keep up with the kids as they get older. I also enjoy a game of golf, a good walk ruined as they say. I’m not a great player as I never get to play [...]
A few months ago I tore one of the muscles in my rotator cuff and was told that I would need shoulder surgery to fix it.
Without getting too technical I will explain a little about the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint. Your arm has a ball of bone on [...]