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Pain and stiffness in your shoulder can make every activity, including sleep, difficult. Worsening shoulder pain, especially at night, could mean you have a frozen shoulder, says Dr. Christopher Camp, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon.

Treating the painful shoulder condition adhesive capsulitis with a nerve block is a safe, simple and effective treatment, according to recent results from a Flinders-led clinical trial.

If you find yourself rubbing your shoulder after reaching up to take a coffee mug off the shelf, hammering in a nail just over your head or climbing i...

The collarbone, or clavicle, is a long, thin bone between the breastbone  sternum  and the shoulder. A collarbone dislocation occurs when the collar...

Increasing intake of protein and drinking regular cups of tea or coffee is a way women could reduce their risk of suffering a hip fracture, according to new research. Food scientists have found that for women, a 25g a day increase in protein was associated with, on average, a 14% reduction in their ...

A hip fracture, more common in older people, can reduce a person's ability to live independently and possibly shorten their life as well.1 If you are older and have a hip fracture, reduced mobility can lead to bed sores, blood clots in the legs or lungs, and the loss of muscle mass (which in...

Broken hip recovery can take time. Hip fractures are among the most common types of broken bones. Once over 65, a broken hip is the most common reason people need fracture surgery. The majority of broken hips occur in more sedentary, frail people.

A hip stress fracture is caused by a small, repetitive injury (micro-trauma) to the hip bone. It often happens from overuse activity. When the body cannot keep up with the forces acting on the bone, a break eventually occurs. This generally occurs in the area near the ball of the ball-and-socket hip...

A loosening hip replacement implant can be painful. Symptoms of a loose hip replacement include pain in the groin or upper thigh, new popping or clicking noises, joint instability, and dislocation or subluxation (partial dislocation) of the joint.

Orthopedic surgeons and biomedical engineers are trained to approach adolescent and young adult hip pain from two different perspectives. Surgeons typically look at conditions such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and hip dysplasia from a clinical point of view. Engineers more often focus on th...