When a person has a broken wrist, the first order of treatment is often a splint or cast. This is done to protect the bones while they heal. In cases of greater severity, surgery is sometimes necessary to stabilize the bones. But what then happens after the cast is...
Many adults with hip pain that limits activity wonder if a hip replacement is the only option. Certainly, more information is necessary. However, if proper steps are taken early enough, a new hip is not necessarily necessary. Arthritis happens with age, it just does....
Are you someone who suffers from neck pain and headaches? Those regular annoying headaches that seem to start in your neck and wrap into your head. At times the headache may even be more pronounced than the neck pain itself. This is called a cervicogenic headache...
What is the cause of shooting arm pain? This is often the 1st question asked by someone suffering. To better answer this question, a few more details are necessary. That is because the pain could be coming from either the neck or shoulder. To begin with, does the...
Have you ever experienced neck pain checking your blind spot? Concerned about your safety driving when you are not able to turn your head without pain? If you answered Yes to either of these questions, then it is time to address these concerns. Everyday thousands of...
For those individuals whose shoulder pops many are concerned, but need they be? It is not uncommon for a person to experience a “pop” of their shoulder. Routinely this happens at random with a reaching movement. What happens that makes the shoulder pop? Well, there...
Are you someone who finds yourself saying that it hurts to reach up? Someone who finds yourself reaching with your opposite arm or assisting your arm up? If so, know that this is a very common problem facing many folks. Everyday tens of thousands of individuals...
Are you someone suffering with night-time shoulder pain? If so, know that you are in good company. Every night millions of folks struggle to sleep due to shoulder pain. The question everyone dealing with this has is, how to sleep so their shoulder does not hurt. There...
A common question asked by individuals with shoulder pain is do I have a frozen shoulder? The next question is often, can a frozen shoulder be fixed? There are several key elements a person who has shoulder pain has that leads to suspicion of a frozen shoulder. Let’s...
Do you have the thought that your knee is stopping you from exercise? That feeling of if only my knee didn’t hurt, I could exercise for my health? If so, then don’t you think it is time to do something about that? Do you feel a sharp, catching, or pinching pain in the...