Posterior Shoulder Dislocation
SYMPTOMS There is acute onset of localised swelling and pain over the posterior part of the shoulder, with typical deformation, after an excessive trauma. This injury is more common in epileptics and...
View ArticlePost-Traumatic Shoulder Stiffness
SYMPTOMS There is gradual onset of diffuse pain or ache, and stiffness in the shoulder after previous trauma or immobilisation. Physiotherapy, after manipulation under anaesthesia and arthroscopic...
View ArticleRotator Cuff Rupture
SYMPTOMS There is usually exercise-related pain and weakness of the shoulder on abduction and in overhead activities. The player may relate that ‘something snapped’ in the shoulder. In many partial...
View ArticleTear of the Long Tendon of the Biceps
Tears of the long tendon of the biceps muscle are seen in gymnasts, tennis players and badminton players, wrestlers, rowers, weightlifters, and javelin throwers. The long biceps tendon is susceptible...
View ArticlePain Radiating from the Neck (Cervical Brachialgia, Cervical Rhizopathy)
Pains in the cervical region can be caused by disk degeneration, herniation, or osteophyte formation. The changes affect nerve roots, which can produce waves of pain. Even a temporary strain or...
View ArticleLow Back Pain (Lumbago)
Low back pain can occur in connection with most sports, and its precise cause is unknown. Acute lumbago mainly affects those aged 30–40 years. Symptoms and diagnosis – The symptoms often appear after...
View ArticleJuvenile Kyphosis (Scheuermann’s disease)
Scheuermann’s disease is a hereditary condition which produces progressive rounding of the back (kyphosis) and can sometimes hinder sporting activity. The complaint mainly affects adolescent boys....
View ArticleProlapsed Intervertebral Disc
WHAT IS PROLAPSED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC? Prolapsed intervertebral disc is the sudden or slowly progressing movement of one intervertebral disc backwards into the spinal channel. Therefore the pressure on...
View ArticleFrozen shoulder / Adhesive capsulitis
WHAT IS SHOULDER PAIN DUE TO FROZEN SHOULDER? Frozen shoulder is a disorder where the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder becomes inflamed and stiff and abnormal bands...
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Trochanteric Bursitis Video Guide in Singapore
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is also often called trochanteric bursitis in Singapore. The main symptom is pain over the outside of your upper thigh. Most cases are due to minor injury or...
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