The head of your upper arm bone, also called the humerus, fits into the socket of your shoulder blade, or scapula. When you extend your arm out away from your body, the rotator cuff muscles keep ...

The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint that connects the upper arm bone to the shoulder blade. Four muscles attach to the bones of the shoulder joint, and these form the rotator cuff.

Consumer Reports sees whether wrist-cuff blood pressure monitors are accurate. Wrist-cuffs may be a good choice for people who can't use an arm-cuff BP monitor.

I lifted a heavy TV set onto a high shelf while moving in September 2005. Have had pain in the right upper arm (outisde portion below shoulder blade) ever since. Cannot lift arm to the side to ...

Dull pain in the left arm that comes and goes can be due to a pinched nerve, injury, or CTS. It can also indicate a heart attack, which is an emergency.

The cuff should be wrapped snugly, but not tight, around the bare skin of your upper arm, directly above the bend in your elbow. Sit quietly. Take five minutes to get calm and relaxed in this ...

The subscapularis is the largest muscle in the rotator cuff, which is a group of muscles that attaches your upper arm to your shoulder and helps you lift and rotate your arm. We’ll explain what ...

People who get their blood pressure checked with a cuff that’s much too tight or too loose on their upper arm won’t get an accurate reading — and may get misdiagnosed as a result.

Those are two of the most common statements made by tennis players complaining of shoulder and upper arm pain. If either situation describes you, stop playing and ice your shoulder several times a ...

Aneroid monitors: You squeeze a bulb to inflate the cuff around your upper arm. Then you read a gauge to find your blood pressure. These are the least expensive options, but they’re also easy to ...

Shoulder Pain Causes. Because the shoulder is such a complicated and busy joint, it can be easy to hurt it. Most shoulder injuries are caused by overuse (repetitive use injuries), but they can ...