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...
Is it a problem if a person can “pop” their shoulder in/out? On occasion individuals have increased mobility in their shoulder. This increased mobility enables them the ability to “pop” it in out (i.e. Mel Gibson’s character Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon)....
Shoulder pain is a common complaint of tens of thousands of people daily. Quite often people will say their shoulder hurts every time they do (fill in the blank). This leave people frustrated and searching for answers. Frequently when searching for answers, people...
Every single day, people search for answers to end shoulder pain. And every day, people are left waiting and wondering when their pain will end. With that in mind, here are 5 key things to end shoulder pain Avoid sleeping on the painful shoulder. Even if it is your...
Struggling to sleep at night due to shoulder pain is a common occurrence for anyone whose shoulder doesn’t feel right. Many will toss and turn endlessly searching for a more comfortable position to sleep. Why is it the shoulder seems to be more bothersome at night...