Learn how to strengthen the ball and socket joint of the hip to feel stronger and more comfortable walking, squatting, ...

E. Scott Paxton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics, became the first surgeon in the state to perform a partial shoulder replacement using Stryker’s ...

Ball joints act like hinges and connect the suspension control arms to the steering knuckles with a rotating, spherical stud and a socket, giving the wheels a wide range of movement -- from side ...

The shoulder and hip joints are both ball and socket joints. A ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint that allows movement in almost every direction. A ball and socket joint is made up ...

This occurs when the angle of a joint increases, for example the elbow when throwing a shot put. The take-off knee extends when a high-jumper takes off (the other knee is flexed). Ball and socket ...

You see, in the shoulder, there are two distinct joints: The glenohumeral joint (ball and socket joint of the shoulder) as well as the acromioclavicular joint (the joint between the scapula ...

Dogs of all breeds, ages, and sizes can be affected by hip dysplasia. This condition can cause pain, stiffness, and ...

AC joint separations sound like a dislocation of the shoulder. However, they are not an injury of the ball and socket joint at all but rather an injury of the joint between the collarbone and ...