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Many turn to yoga as a way to maintain good health, stretch muscles and quiet the mind. But an article published January 5, 2012, in New York Times’ magazine questions whether yoga is for everyone—suggesting that some yoga poses might be dangerous for even devoted yogis. Journalist William J. Broad reports on the views [...] Physical therapist-led rehabilitation and strengthening exercises are superior to at-home, unsupervised exercise for those recovering from arthroscopic acromioplasty (a type of shoulder surgery), according to a new study published January 2012 Journal of Rehabilitative Medicine. Arthroscopic acromioplasty may be used to surgically remove bone spurs or growths on the outer edge of the shoulder [...] Many associate falls in the elderly with hip fractures. However, fractures of the humerus (or long arm bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow) also are a big concern—especially to aging baby boomers, according to a new study. Researchers at University of California, Davis, studied data on 28 million emergency department (ED) [...] Do you have pain at night around your shoulder that keeps you from sleeping on the painful side? Do you have trouble dressing or combing your hair because of shoulder pain? If you do, you might have something called adhesive capsulitis, or “frozen shoulder.” If you could look inside your shoulder, you’d see inflamed connective tissue around the shoulder joint, causing thickening and tightening in the affected area. [...] |
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