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The shoulders are the most mobile of all joints. This mobility is achieved by a small glenoid cup and a large head of the humerus bone. Thus it can move practically in a 360-degree circle around our shoulders. This wide range of motion is achieved by the interplay of quite a good number of muscles and ligaments around the shoulder. The rotators are Teres Minor, Subscapularis who are internal rotators, and the Supraspinati group, who are external rotators. The deltoid, Biceps are the main abductors and the latissimus dorsi and the triceps are the adductors.

Osteoarthritis is a non inflammatory condition of the joints where the joint and its internal structures e.g. cartilage, ligaments and the joint fluid (synovial fluids) gets degenerated, thereby exposing the sensory nerves of the joint to regular wear and tear, causing pain and sometimes excess accumulation of the joint fluid. The commonest joints are the…