In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers showed that a simple string-pulling task could help make a reliable assessment of shoulder mobility across animals and humans. Across ...

The quality of calibration was evaluated by special software (MiRA®, Figure 3). The registered course of movement was visualized by two-dimensional (2D) graphs. Another option to evaluate the quality ...

Shoulder subluxation is a partial dislocation of your shoulder. Your shoulder joint is made up of the ball of your arm bone (humerus), which fits into a cup-like socket (glenoid). When you dislocate ...

Shoulder instability occurs when your shoulder joint (ball and socket) has lost is normal alignment (ball resting symmetrically in the socket), which causes your arm to lose its support. The most ...

Frozen shoulder leads to pain, stiffness, and limited shoulder movement. Condition affects 2–5% of people, most common in ages 40–60, and more in women Prevent with warm-ups, balanced training, and ...

Shoulder arthritis is damage to the cartilage in the ball-and-socket joint of your shoulder. The smooth covering of cartilage between your shoulder bones allows your shoulder to move and rotate ...

The shoulder, or pectoral girdle, is a structure that plays an essential role in many functions and movements. The three shoulder bones include the scapula, the clavicle, and the humerus. A shoulder ...

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

Background Throwing is a highly skilled movement performed at the extremes of glenohumeral motion.The constant microtrauma in the throwing shoulder challenges the physiologic limits of the surrounding ...