Health

Why treating shoulder pain in baseball pitchers is so difficult

Results of treating shoulder pain in baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes are not as predictable as doctors, patients and coaches would like to think, according to a report in the journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ...

Surgery

Teenage baseball pitchers at risk for permanent shoulder injury

Young baseball pitchers who throw more than 100 pitches per week are at risk for a newly identified overuse injury that can impede normal shoulder development and lead to additional problems, including rotator cuff tears, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Skip the steroids for shoulder pain?

(HealthDay)—For relief of shoulder pain, physical therapy and steroid shots provide similar results, a new study finds.

Surgery

New research identifies risk factors for little league shoulder

As cases of Little League Shoulder (LLS) occur more frequently, the need for additional information about the causes and outcomes of the condition has become clear. Researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society ...

Surgery

Managing chronic bone and joint pain

Musculoskeletal pain of the bone, joint and muscles is one of the most common reasons for primary care visits in the United States. According to a literature review appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American ...

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