Every day millions of people suffer from rotator cuff (RTC) issues. As such, a large number of them will search for ways to overcome those RTC issues. So to help them out, what follows are 4 ways to overcome rotator cuff issues. Avoid sleeping on the painful shoulder....
Shoulder impingement is the general term used to describe that “pinching” pain people experience when lifting or reaching overhead. It is also common for this person to experience pain when lying on the affected shoulder. This condition often greatly frustrates the...
Shoulder pain sleeping at night is a common struggle for individuals. Routinely people prefer sleeping on the shoulder which happens to be the one hurting them. These folks will toss and turn for weeks on end just hoping for the pain to go away. Unfortunately, that...
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...
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...
Shoulder impingement generally describes shoulder pain reaching overhead. It does not indicate what specific structure(s) are irritated. Typically, the “impingement” pain occurs between 90-120 degrees which corresponds to shoulder level to about the height of the 2nd...
Often when people hear the word rotator cuff related to shoulder pain they think surgery is necessary. However, surgery is often not required even if a person has a rotator cuff issue. Let’s back up and set the stage a bit better here. So…the rotator cuff is a set of...