Many shoulder problems don't involve the bones but rather the tendons, ligaments and muscles. Common injuries include those to the rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, broken collarbone and shoulder instability.Many shoulder injuries don't involve the bones but rather the tendons, ligaments and muscles. Common injuries include those to the rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, broken collarbone and shoulder instability. Find more on shoulder pain from sports injuries here and discover causes, treatment and prevention advice.
Adrian Rotunno is a medical doctor in the Sports & Exercise Medicine fellowship at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, and qualified physiotherapist. Team physician for Dimension Data pro-cycling, and Boland Rugby. Special interests include endurance sport, in particular cycling, as well as contact sports.
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