One of the most important things I do while assessing patients with musculoskeletal pain is determining their exact location of symptoms. While this seems like a simple inquiry, it requires several ...

Pain in the right shoulder blade can result from various factors, including an injury, arthritis, and gallstone disease. Treatment depends on the cause but may include stretching exercises or ...

The prevalence of shoulder pain tends to increase and become more severe as we age - especially for folks in their 50’s and beyond. When people complain of shoulder pain - it can manifest in a lot of ...

The human body operates as an interconnected network where problems in one area can manifest as symptoms in seemingly unrelated regions. This fascinating phenomenon becomes particularly evident when ...

Gallstones are deposits of cholesterol, bilirubin, and calcium salts that deposit in the gall bladder and can be the size of a grain of sand to a golf ball. They are usually accompanied by pain the ...

What Is the Rhomboid Muscle? The rhomboid muscles are a large group of muscles in your upper back. They’re made up of the rhomboid major and the rhomboid minor. These and other muscles form the ...

Applying kinesiology tape (KT) to the front and back of the shoulder may help improve shoulder pain and help heal shoulder injuries. KT consists of flexible material that can move with a person’s body ...

It started with a dull ache in my right shoulder. At first, I chalked it up to bad posture or sleeping funny. Then came a strange popping sound when I rotated it. Within weeks, the pain crept into my ...

If you’re a side sleeper with shoulder pain, you don’t necessarily have to force yourself to sleep on your back. A mattress that delivers ample pressure relief and promotes the natural curve of your ...

If you’re pregnant you know that all the new, exciting changes in your body come with a few hiccups. Some of these include being tired a lot of the time and feeling aches, butterflies, and tingles in ...