In severe cases of a dislocated shoulder, the tissue and nerves around the shoulder joint get damaged. If you keep dislocating your shoulder, you could wind up with chronic instability and weakness.

Your shoulder is called a ball-and-socket joint. It can move in many directions and it’s considered to be the most movable joint in the body. But it’s actually two joints (the ...

People with joint hypermobility may have this added flexibility around their shoulder joints. Beyond extra flexibility, people with double-jointed shoulders may also experience: shoulder ...

that surrounds the shoulder joint. During the “frozen” stage of the condition, patients can get trapped in a vicious cycle. (Painkillers don't work as well for women. Here's why.) ...

Frozen shoulder is caused by trouble in the joint capsule, Gabriella Ode, MD, a sports medicine specialist and surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City, tells SELF.

Your shoulder is a ball and socket joint and very mobile. It may hurt for many reasons, from injury and overuse to chronic conditions or diseases. You need to know the cause to get effective ...

Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, involves stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint, as described by Mayo Clinic. The condition can worsen over time. Symptoms typically begin ...

The ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder is secured by the four muscles and tendons of the rotator cuff, which can become irritated, torn or overstretched. The labrum — a cup of cartilage ...

The condition is technically called adhesive capsulitis. The shoulder joint is a ball on a socket, and the lining of the joint is called a capsule. A frozen shoulder results when the capsule gets ...