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Injured and can't wait for an appointment? With our walk-in hours, you don't have to. The shoulder joint is where the upper arm, shoulder blade and collarbone meet. It is a ball-and-socket joint held together by numerous muscles, tendons and ligaments. Impingement, rotator cuff tears and biceps tendon issues are some of the most common shoulder The neck, or cervical spine, is the upper portion of the spine, made up of seven vertebrae. Nerves that begin in the cervical spinal can*l control movement and sensation in the head and neck, the shoulders, the diaphragm, the arms and the hands. Nerve compression due to bulging discs or a narrowed spinal can*l (stenosis) are common neck conditions. The back is made of bones called vertebrae and is divided into two sections: the mid back (thoracic spine) and the lower back (lumbar spine). These vertebrae house the spinal cord, which, along with the brain, makes up the central nervous system. Bulging or herniated intervertebral discs and a narrowed spinal can*l (stenosis) are common back problems. The elbow is a hinge joint where the upper arm bone called the humerus meets the two forearm bones--the radius and the ulna. A nerve called the ulnar nerve runs through a narrow space in the elbow and creates that electric feeling when the funny bone is struck. Tennis elbow and golfers elbow--two forms of tendinitis--along with ulnar nerve compression are common causes of elbow pain. The wrist is more complex than it looks. The wrist joint includes the radius and ulna, as well as eight small bones called carpal bones and numerous ligaments and tendons. Fractures and a nerve compression known as carpal tunnel syndrome are two frequent causes of wrist pain. The hands are remarkably dextrous body parts, but their precision comes at the cost of delicacy. Fractures to one or more of the 27 bones that make up the hand, as well as damage to the soft tissue (ligaments and tendons) are common complaints of the hand. The hip, a ball-and-socket joint, is surrounded by some of the most powerful muscles in the body (the quadriceps and the gluteus maximus),