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What Should I Know About Shoulder Pain?

The shoulder joint is a complex mechanism that is essentially three bones all interconnected by tendons, muscles, and ligaments. The largest bone that helps make up the shoulder is known as the humerus, while the ball at the end of the humerus is called the glenoid fossa.

The ligaments are unto strong, fibrous and elastic ropes that connect bones and provide a measure of stability for the shoulder joint itself. The muscles themselves help stabilize the scapula and other tendons that help maneuver the arm, giving the shoulder its range of motion. These stabilizing muscles, such as the pectoralis and deltoid are just some of the muscles that keep the shoulder doing what it needs to do.

The bursa is a type of sack filled with fluid that helps reduce friction between tissue, protecting the shoulder from bony structures that could injure the tissue underneath. While the bursa itself has little fluid inside, when it is irritated it can fill up quickly to the point where it can cause irritation and pain to the tendons along the rotator cuff.


 
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Root Relieves Back Pain

The British Journal of Sports Medicine has releases findings that an ointment made from the comfrey root has medicinal properties that aid in the relief of back pain.

The study included more than 120 participants who had chronic back pain yet were all able to feel marked improvement in regards to the amount of pain they felt.

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Migraine Link to Breast Cancer

According to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, women who experience chronic migraine headaches are at a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.

Because of the hormone related triggers, there is a direct correlation between migraines and breast cancer, said Dr. Christopher Li.

Women that have a history of migraines are at a 30-percent less risk of cancer.

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Environment Affects Sleep

In a study conducted at the Sousze Sleep Center in Hamburg, Germany, it was found that the root cause of more than 40-percent of all sleep related disorders or problems had an environmental cause.

"This was a progressive, three year study in which we asked a hundred patients to keep accurate logs and record their sleep experiences, including what would disturb them," said Dr. Sousze.

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