Sling immobilization for 6 weeks after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded improved sleep quality, decreased anxiety and increased satisfaction with similar clinical outcomes compared with abduction brace use, according to study data.
Your labrum is soft tissue that connects the socket part of the scapula (called the glenoid) with the head of the humerus. A tear in the labrum results in insufficient cushioning between those bones.
A kneecap injury can happen from a blow to the knee or a fall. Some injuries can also occur due to overuse. When you injure your kneecap—also called your patella—there may be damage to the surrounding soft tissues, such as a patellar tendon tear, or a fracture to the bone.
You're playing tag with your kids, hitting a fast tennis return shot, landing after a gymnastics vault, evading a football tackle or jumping off a rock onto the beach. Suddenly, you feel a pop in your knee, then immediate pain followed by swelling. You may have just injured or torn your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.
Shoulder sprains and strains are both injuries that can happen due to overuse of or trauma to the shoulder. While the symptoms of the two are similar, they involve different types of tissue within your body. Damage to these tissues can make it hard to move and use your shoulder.
