Dr. Roach: Exercise is best to help preserve function in the shoulders

My husband, 79, has to get both of his shoulders replaced (a reverse total shoulder replacement) due to osteoarthritis. He ...
Post-Bulletin

Healthy shoulder function points to a sound game

This important function allows the socket (part of the shoulder blade) to keep up with the humeral head. In addition, the important rotator cuff muscles arise from the shoulder blade, so providing a ...

Your Good Health: Exercise is best to help preserve shoulder function

My husband, 79, has to get both of his shoulders replaced (a reverse total shoulder replacement) due to osteoarthritis. He ...
Hosted on MSN

Experts highlight exercise as key to preserving shoulder function

Medical experts stress that regular exercise is the most effective way to maintain shoulder mobility and delay or prevent surgery for osteoarthritis. While no disease-modifying drugs exist for ...

The 4 exercises I use when I get stiff from sitting at a desk

If you suffer from upper-body tension and stiff shoulders, I am right there with you. As a trainer, I spend a lot of time ...
BMJ

SHOULDER FUNCTION AND SHOULDER COMPLAINTS IN DANISH ELITE BADMINTON PLAYERS

Background Shoulder function and the prevalence of shoulder complaints in elite badminton are not well described. Objective The aims of this study were to compare players who reported previous or ...
The Mercury

Shoulder Joint Replacement: Returning to the highest level of function with physical therapy

Shoulder replacement surgeries have dramatically increased in number over the past few decades. There are nearly 53,000 shoulder replacement surgeries performed in the United States annually. Over the ...
WNDU

Saving shoulder function after breast cancer surgery

For some breast cancer survivors, the battle continues long after they are free of disease. Pain and stiffness continue to hamper their movements years later. Now, researchers at the University of ...
EurekAlert!

Henry Ford Hospital study: Shoulder function not fully restored after surgery

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient's opposite shoulder, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers. In the study, researchers ...
News Medical

New methods for preserving shoulder function, quality of life in breast cancer patients

After a prophylactic double mastectomy in 2015, Tina Harrison discovered that she did, indeed, have breast cancer--it just hadn't been detected. Harrison, of Pinckney, Mich., correctly predicted the ...
The Ithaca Journal

Shoulder joint replacement can reduce pain, improve arm function and boost quality of life

Shoulder replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain and improve shoulder function. It allows patients to resume everyday activities and improve their quality of life. Over ...
EurekAlert!

Preserving shoulder function, quality of life, in breast cancer patients

ANN ARBOR--After a prophylactic double mastectomy in 2015, Tina Harrison discovered that she did, indeed, have breast cancer--it just hadn't been detected. Harrison, of Pinckney, Mich., correctly ...