Posterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the top of the upper arm bone, known as the humerus, moves backward out of its socket. This causes pain, muscle spasms, and a limited range of motion. The ...

Posterior shoulder dislocations are relatively uncommon, comprising only 2-4% of all shoulder dislocations. Thus, posterior dislocations often go undiagnosed, and can lead to severe consequences for ...

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 ...

They're easy to confuse. But a dislocated shoulder and a separated shoulder are two distinct injuries. Here's the rundown. In severe cases of a dislocated shoulder, the tissue and nerves around the ...

A shoulder injury can be very painful and can affect other parts of the body as well. If you have a serious shoulder injury, then you may have difficulty in performing your daily tasks which involve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DENVER — Patients who presented with posterior shoulder instability were more likely to undergo shoulder ...

A 43-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for HIV complicated by cryptococcal meningitis and seizures presented to the ED after suffering a seizure and syncope. The following day she ...

Shoulder dislocations are a fairly common injury in younger patients with shoulder injuries. Anterior dislocations are more common than posterior dislocations; the mechanism is typically forces that ...

Many people have heard the term shoulder instability but have wondered what that means. So, what is shoulder instability? Many structures are responsible for stabilizing your shoulders. This includes ...

Examining the asymptomatic shoulder first helps the patient become more comfortable with the examination and allows a more reliable assessment of the symptomatic shoulder with comparison to the normal ...