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When your arm will not lift easily: could it be frozen shoulder?

Patient explanation

Symptoms and tests

When your arm will not lift easily: could it be frozen shoulder?

Why the shoulder becomes stiff, how frozen shoulder differs from a rotator cuff tear, and how to restore movement while managing pain.

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Patient explanation

Symptoms and tests

Tingling hands at night: could it be carpal tunnel syndrome?

Check which fingers are affected and whether the thumb feels weak, and learn about the roles of splints, tests, and surgery.

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Patient explanation

Injuries, tendons and menisci

Rotator cuff tears: when is surgery needed, and when can exercise help?

Treatment decisions consider both the tendon tear and how well the shoulder works.

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Patient explanation

Medicines and injections

My finger catches and is hard to straighten. Is it trigger finger?

Adjust repeated gripping and distinguish tendon catching from joint or nerve problems.

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BASIC GUIDES

Start with the basics of arthritis.

The first time I've seen it.

What kind of disease is arthritis?

osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and the causes and treatments are different.

Symptoms and tests

Knee pain: what should we check?

pain and we look at the bumps, bruises, discomfort of movement together.

Daily activities and exercise

Can I exercise if I have knee osteoarthritis?

Learn how to start strengthening, walking and cycling, and adjust the amount to your symptoms.

Find a cure.

How do you determine the treatment?

It reduces pain and combines treatment to make you move around in your daily routine.

Find a cure.

When is surgery needed?

It's not exactly surgery that you get diagnosed with.

Prepare to be treated.

When should I go to the hospital?

Repeated pain and sudden hot swelling of the joints should respond differently.

RUNNING

Eight guides for sustainable running

Explore training load, recovery, common injuries and return-to-running plans.

Common runner pain: consider both location and how it changes Track weekly load and the length of each long run Starting running: a first week of walking and running Strength training for runners: fitting it into the week Knee pain while running: assess location, load and recovery Achilles and calf pain in runners: distribute load during recovery Shin pain: distinguish broad discomfort from focal bone pain Returning after injury: use function and the next-day response

Du Hyun Ro’s exercise videos

Watch the movement,
start at your own pace.

Explore strength and stretching exercises for people with arthritis. Adjust the range of motion and exercise volume to your knee condition.

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When your arm will not lift easily: could it be frozen shoulder?

Tingling hands at night: could it be carpal tunnel syndrome?

Rotator cuff tears: when is surgery needed, and when can exercise help?

My finger catches and is hard to straighten. Is it trigger finger?

Start with the basics of arthritis.

What kind of disease is arthritis?

Knee pain: what should we check?

Can I exercise if I have knee osteoarthritis?

How do you determine the treatment?

When is surgery needed?

When should I go to the hospital?

Eight guides for sustainable running

Watch the movement,start at your own pace.

Watch the movement,
start at your own pace.