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Pain in the right shoulder could be from several factors. If you have right shoulder pain, seek out your primary care provider for a diagnosis, and treatment options. Indications of right shoulder pain vary in relation to the exact spot where the injury or disease occurred. Three joints and three bones make up the shoulder region: the humerus (upper arm), collarbone, and scapula (shoulder blade). A group of muscles and related tendons called the rotator cuff, attach to the shoulder joint. In addition to the ligaments, tendons, and muscles that surround the shoulder joint and bones, there are small fluid-filled sacs that give people smooth muscle movement. These sacs are called a bursa. Shoulder pain can be caused by any of these structures. Trauma, overuse, or infection can cause inflammation of the bursa or bursitis. A painful inflammation of the joints, widely known as arthritis, can be caused by osteoarthritis (depreciation). Arthritis can also be caused by a reaction from the bod...

  Ankle pain, while not as frequent as pain in the knee, is a common problem. The difficulty lies in making a diagnosis because chronic "ankle pain" covers a wide variety of disorders, each of which requires a customized approach. A chronic ankle problem should be differentiated from an acute injury. An acute ankle injury is not hard to diagnose. For example, ankle sprains are usually an inversion injury (the foot turns in) and there is damage to the outside (lateral ligaments) of the ankle. While usually mild, some injuries can be more severe with significant injury occurring in the anterior talofibular ligament. A significant percentage of those patients who have this injury go on to develop osteoarthritis of the ankle. It is important that if there is evidence of significant damage to the anterior talofibular ligament, that an MRI scan be obtained. Patients with chronic ankle pain where there is crunching when the ankle is moved almost always have osteoarthritis of the ank...