SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 (UPI) --As one new study shows, the ape-like shoulders of early humans highlight the transition from trees to tools. Humans evolved from apes. That much is certain. But zeroing ...

NFL quarterbacks make it look so easy — and in an evolutionary sense perhaps it is. Scientists say the human shoulder evolved to throw things, unlike those of our ape cousins, whose anatomy is more ...

A new study puts the burden of humanity's evolution on our shoulders. Like, literally on our shoulders. By examining the shoulder blades of two early human Australopithecus species, researchers ...

Little Foot, a nearly complete hominid skeleton painstakingly excavated from rock inside a South African cave, shouldered a powerful evolutionary load. This 3.67-million-year-old adult female sports ...

One of the most important things I do while assessing patients with musculoskeletal pain is determining their exact location of symptoms. While this seems like a simple inquiry, it requires several ...

The growth of human shoulders slows down just before birth and speeds up thereafter; this alleviates the problem of shoulder dystocia. Computed tomography was used to obtain cross-sectional ...

Shoulder blade pain can be caused by muscle strain, rotator cuff tears, or joint conditions like osteoarthritis. Symptoms of shoulder blade pain include dull, sharp, or burning pain, weakness, and a ...

Shoulder blade pain can feel aching, dull, sore, or shooting. Most of the time, it isn’t anything to worry about. But in some cases, it can signify a more serious condition. Pain in the upper back ...