Upper Body

Protecting your neck from injuries and pain involves practicing good posture and body mechanics.

Watch this to learn some answers to common concerns about shoulder joint replacement.

Frozen shoulder is a painful condition that usually results in decreased range of motion of the shoulder joint. It may develop gradually or suddenly and severely. This video offers information on how frozen shoulder occurs, who's at risk, and what treatments are available.

The tendons of four muscles in the upper arm form the rotator cuff, blending together to help stabilize the shoulder. The rotator cuff tendons allow you to raise and rotate your arm. This video discusses what happens when these tendons are damaged.

Having shoulder pain or problems lifting your arms over your head? You may have tendonitis or a tear in the muscles and tendons that hold your shoulder in place, called the rotator cuff. This video explains symptoms of this syndrome, possible treatments, and ways you can prevent shoulder injuries.

Osteoarthritis of the AC joint in the shoulder is common in middle-aged or older adults. This video explains how this condition develops and how you can minimize its effects.

Shoulder replacement surgery removes diseased or damaged bone in the shoulder and replaces it with an artificial joint. If your arthritis pain can't be eased by other methods, you may need replacement surgery. Learn how the shoulder works and what to expect in replacement surgery.

Your healthcare provider can tell if your flexor tendon is cut by examining your finger. If the wound is very deep, the finger may be X-rayed to make sure the bone isn't damaged, too.

The leading cause of instability is an injury that forces the humeral head out of its socket. If the humerus pushes completely out of the joint, it's called dislocation. If it only pushes partway out, it's called subluxation.

The rotator cuff connects the upper arm to the shoulder blade. It gives the shoulder joint stability and strength. Tendonitis happens when the tendons in the shoulder become irritated and swollen.

During shoulder replacement surgery, all or part of your problem shoulder is replaced with an artificial joint, called a prosthesis.

If you have a shoulder problem, a surgical procedure called arthroscopy can help.

During your hospital stay, your healthcare team works to control your pain, get you up and walking, and start you on an exercise program to gently move and strengthen your new shoulder.

To get the most from your new shoulder, you need to take an active role in your recovery.

After shoulder replacement, you may also have more strength and movement in your shoulder and arm and be able to return to many of the activities you enjoy - like golf, swimming, bowling, and gardening.

Arthroscopy is used to diagnose and treat shoulder problems. Conditions treated by shoulder arthroscopy include impingement, torn rotator cuff, stretched capsule, torn labrum, arthritis, and loose bodies.

If you feel nagging pain and stiffness in your shoulder, you may have frozen shoulder. It is not well understood, but it often improves over time with treatment.

Doing special exercises is the first way to treat frozen shoulder. You may see a physical therapist who can help you learn to do them. If these exercises don't help, you may need further medical treatment.

To treat a frozen shoulder, stretches are tried first. If stretches alone don't help, your healthcare provider may suggest adding other treatments. Keep in mind that no treatment replaces shoulder stretches. After any of these treatments, you'll need to start your exercises again as your healthcare provider advises.

Shoulder impingement syndrome is a problem with the shoulder joint. It occurs when certain parts within the joint swell and are pinched. This can cause nagging pain and problems with moving the arm.

Learn about the many ways a shoulder impingement can be treated.

Making changes in how you use your shoulder can lessen your chances of repetitive motion injuries (RMIs).

Surgery can help free up space in your shoulder joint. This relieves symptoms of impingement. Prepare for surgery as instructed. If you don't, your surgery may have to be rescheduled. Your healthcare provider will give you instructions for recovering at home. If you have any questions, be sure to get them answered.

Normally, bones glide smoothly within your joints, allowing a wide range of motion. But a bone can be pushed or pulled out of position. This is known as a dislocation.

The shoulder is made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Learning about the parts of the shoulder joint will help you to understand your shoulder problem.

For many people, nonsurgical treatments are enough to ease shoulder impingement symptoms. But if these treatments haven't worked, surgery may be an option.

SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior. This means that the upper rim of the tough, flexible tissue of the shoulder (labrum) has been torn from front to back.

The shoulder joint is enclosed by a sheet of ligaments and other tough fibers called the capsule. During a shoulder dislocation, fibers in the capsule can pull on the labrum and cause it to tear. A Bankart lesion is the name for a tear that happens in the lower rim of the tough, flexible tissue (labrum) of the shoulder.

A SLAP lesion is a shoulder injury. It happens when there is a tear in the labrum. This is the fibrous cartilage that helps hold the shoulder joint in place. Surgery can repair this injury.

A Bankart lesion is a shoulder injury. It happens when there is a tear in the labrum. This is the fibrous cartilage that helps hold the shoulder joint in place. Surgery can repair this injury.

After repair of your shoulder joint, you may go home the same day of your surgery. Or you may spend 24 hours in the hospital. Take care of your shoulder while it's healing and follow all instructions you are given. Full healing usually takes 3 to 4 months.

If you've had rotator cuff repair, this sheet can help you care for yourself after the procedure.

You had a shoulder arthroscopy. It is a surgical procedure that helps the healthcare provider diagnose and treat shoulder problems. These include instability, arthritis, and rotator cuff problems. Below are instructions to help you care for your shoulder when you are at home.

Reverse total shoulder replacement is a type of surgery. It's done to repair an injury to the rotator cuff.

Reverse total shoulder replacement is a type of surgery. It's done to repair an injury to the rotator cuff. Here are things to discuss with your healthcare provider.

Reverse total shoulder replacement is a type of surgery. It's done to repair an injury to the rotator cuff.

A shoulder separation is when part of the shoulder blade separates from the collarbone. It's most often caused by an injury that damages the ligaments around the shoulder joint.

Overuse or a sudden injury to tendons can cause pain. When this problem occurs at the inner elbow, it is known as distal biceps tendonitis. Distal refers to the elbow end of the biceps, because it is farther away from center of the body.

Biceps tendonitis occurs when the biceps tendon in your upper arm are irritated or inflamed. This causes pain in the front of the shoulder.

Any one of the rotator cuff tendons can fray or tear from causes such as injury and overuse. A tear may be partial, with some of the tendon still intact. Or it may be a complete tear, with the tendon fully torn.

The subscapularis muscle is a large muscle across the front of the shoulder blade. Inflammation of the bursa in this area is called subscapular bursitis.

The shoulder is the most flexible joint in the body. But it does have limits. If the joint is pushed past these limits, the shoulder joint may move too much. This is called shoulder instability.

Strengthening exercises help make your injured shoulder more stable. To warm up, do flexibility (stretching) exercises first.

This condition, also called tennis elbow, is an inflammation around the bony knob (lateral epicondyle) on the outer side of the elbow. It occurs when the tissue that attaches muscle to the bone becomes irritated.

The treatment of tennis elbow depends on how inflamed the tendon is. The goal is to relieve symptoms and help regain full use of the elbow.

Arthroscopy is used to find and treat elbow problems. These include loose bodies, bone spurs, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), and synovitis.

Soft tissue may become trapped between the bones in a child's elbow joint (radial head subluxation). It often happens when a child is lifted or pulled by one arm.

Instructions for taking care of yourself after elbow arthroscopy.

Artificial elbow parts replace the surfaces of your damaged elbow. The artificial elbow has two parts. One part fits into your humerus (upper arm). The other part fits into your ulna (forearm). The resulting hinge allows your elbow to bend.

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If you have wrist arthritis with no relief from pain, you may need an artificial joint. Learn what to expect from this wrist surgery.

De Quervain tenosynovitis is a condition that can cause wrist and thumb pain.

The goal of your treatment is to relieve your pain and allow you to use your thumb again. Treatment can be surgical or nonsurgical, depending on how severe the pain is.

Wrist arthroscopy is used for diagnosis and treatment. It works best for showing ligament tears, damage to the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), or joint cartilage.

A wrist arthroscopy is a surgical procedure that helps the doctor diagnose and treat wrist problems, such as fractures, cysts, and ligament and cartilage tears.

A wrist sprain can be painful. It can also limit movement and use of the wrist and hand.

Hands are made up of more bones and moving parts than most other areas of the body. Learn more, along with helpful diagrams.

A ganglion cyst is a firm, fluid-filled lump that can suddenly appear on the front or back of the wrist or at the base of a finger. These cysts grow from normal tissue in the wrist and fingers, and range in size from a pea to a peach pit. Read on to learn more.

The only way to treat Dupuytren contracture is surgery if it appears that the disease is progressing.

Trigger finger is an inflammation of tissue inside your finger or thumb. It is also called tenosynovitis.

The treatment for trigger finder may be nonsurgical or surgical, depending on how severe your condition is. Your doctor can talk to you about the best option for you.

Instructions on how to take care of your hand after surgery.

Skier's thumb is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament. This ligament is at the base of the thumb on the side near the pointer (index) finger.

Skier's thumb is an injury to the ligament at the base of your thumb. This surgery is to repair or reconstruct the ligament and restore function.

Infectious tenosynovitis is an infection of a tendon and its protective sheath. This infection is most common in the finger, hand, or wrist. This condition needs quick treatment to prevent permanent damage.