Diagnostic and therapeutic subacromial injections, usually combining a local anesthetic and cortisone, remain a popular form of treatment for shoulder pain in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine ...

Shoulder bursal tissue is often removed during rotator cuff repair, but that might not be such a good idea, researchers said. Studies with human bursa samples and in rats with tendon injuries showed ...

Subacromial bursitis is a painful condition that affects your shoulder, causing pain and swelling. It affects the bursa, a small sac filled with fluid that helps lessen friction between the bones, ...

A physician’s accuracy when injecting a local anesthetic to assess shoulder pain needs more definitive confirmation of accuracy than subjective judgment, according to researchers in the Netherlands.

From 1994 to 1995, 57 arthroscopic procedures were done. For all patients, the indications for surgery were impingement phenomena with pain at the AC joint, a positive adduction sign, and tenderness ...

Disorders of the shoulder are extremely common, with reports of prevalence ranging from 30% of people experiencing shoulder pain at some stage of their lives up to 50% of the population experiencing ...

People may develop shoulder bursitis due to repetitive overhead movements. Although doctors can often effectively treat the condition, some exercises may worsen it. Shoulder bursitis, also known as ...

Bursitis of the shoulder is a painful inflammation in the shoulder joint. Rest and gentle exercises can speed up recovery. Bursitis is an inflammation of the bursae. The bursae are small, fluid-filled ...

Disorders of the shoulder are extremely common, with reports of prevalence ranging from 30% of people experiencing shoulder pain at some stage of their lives up to 50% of the population experiencing ...