Rotator cuff pain can result from tendinitis, tears, or tendinosis. Symptoms include shoulder pain, difficulty lifting your arm, and pain while sleeping. Rotator cuff pain is felt at the front and ...

Introduction Bone marrow-stimulating (BMS) techniques during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery theoretically enhance the biological component for healing and hence improve tendon healing, but ...

We describe an 11-year prospective clinical and radiologic course of a 6-year-old boy with bilateral Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, who was treated with intravenous pamidronate (IV-PAM). His baseline ...

A CT scan is a painless and non-invasive procedure that creates 3-D images of your body. CT scans can detect issues like tumors, fractures, and heart problems. CT scans are fast and often used in ...

State-of-the-art new scanning technology has been brought in as part of a major upgrade to the pioneering Wrightington Hospital. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Wigan Today, you can get ...

osteoarthritis (OA) is one of many different types of arthritis that can affect the human body. “Arthritis” comes from the Greek word arthron, meaning “inflammation.” However, this definition is not ...

The shoulder labrum is a thick piece of tissue attached to the rim of the shoulder socket that helps keep the ball of the joint in place. The labrum can tear a few different ways: 1) completely off ...

Shoulder pain is any type of pain or discomfort you feel in your shoulder. Your shoulder is called a ball-and-socket joint. It can move in many directions and it’s considered to be the most movable ...

Internal derangement of the knee (IDK) describes disorders affecting the knee joint. These can include a torn meniscus, loose bodies in the knee, cartilage damage, and damaged collateral or cruciate ...

Many parents see the task of parenting as transforming a crying, hungry, wild little child into a civilized being—like them, of course. Actually, the exact opposite is true. Much recent research is ...