What is Frozen Shoulder? Frozen shoulder is a seriously debilitating condition that can significantly affect your daily functioning and cause a lot of pain and discomfort. It is characterized by a loss of shoulder mobility in nearly every direction of movement as if the shoulder has literally frozen in place. Any attempts to move it…
Piriformis Syndrome Information The sciatic nerve is compressed by the piriformis muscle in the buttock. The piriformis syndrome may be associated with lower lumbar radiculopathy similar to spine pathology. Some patients may have spine surgery without improvement. With regards to symptoms, we have very limited information about this topic. It may develop from blunt trauma…
Sciatica Symptoms & Signs Sciatica is a condition in which the sciatic nerve or any of its roots or branches is compressed, resulting in pain in the lower back and buttocks, and sharp shooting pain in the leg, usually in one side. Let us look at the anatomy of the sciatic nerve first. The sciatic…
Hip Pain in Joint Pain can arise from the hip joint itself or from the structures around the hip joint. The hip joint is a weightbearing ball and socket joint. Pain can be in the front – in the groin, lateral to the side or posterior, in the rear or far posterior. Anterior hip pain…
Prevent Running Injuries There are a lot of benefits to running. Setting goals and increasing your running ability feels great; however, it can also be disappointing if you get injured. Unfortunately, running injuries are not rare, which is not that surprising when you consider that each step causes a runner to absorb a force of…