Those experiencing shoulder pain could have a condition called "frozen shoulder," which mostly occurs in middle age.

Frozen shoulder is an inflammatory condition that creates scar tissue around the shoulder joint capsule, causing pain, according to Samantha Stuek, MD, sports medicine physician at HSS. 

"This significant increase in pain comes seemingly out of the blue, more at night," Dr. Stuek said.

"And all of a sudden, this progressive decrease in range of motion [gets] to the point where people are coming in saying they can't lift their arm, they're having trouble putting their jacket on, they can't wash their hair and are having pain with any of those motions," explained Dr. Stuek. 

The average age of onset for frozen shoulder is 55, and the condition is about four times more common in women, according to Dr. Stuek.

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Many times, shin pain with running is due to medial tibial stress syndrome, a.k.a. shin splints, which is basically a catch-all term for lower leg pain.

“You’re getting bone pain and overuse to the inside, or medial, part of the tibia,” Dr. Stuek, said. This pain is typically caused by running too much without giving yourself enough downtime for recovery.

As Dr. Stuek explained it: “Whenever we run, there’s always going to be a little bit of load to the bone, and then there’s going to be a little bit of microdamage to the bone, and then recovery.”

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There is no bottom-line scientific study that revealed high-impact exercise is bad for joints and a recipe for pain. But exercise that feels uncomfortable or even painful at times when performed incorrectly or by beginners can create an anecdotal narrative over time.

So, does knee pain mean high-impact exercise is a total no-go? Not so fast. “People can focus too much on impact exercises without doing enough resistance exercise and cross-training to strengthen other muscles—which can lead to injuries,” said Dr. Stuek.  “A muscle imbalance may make younger patients think they have ‘bad knees.’” If your quads, glutes, or core are weak, that can cause knee pain. Fight back with lower-impact activities, like cycling, which can help power up your quads and glutes while building overall conditioning. Straight and lateral leg raises can help with quadriceps strength and glute strength, respectively. “For core strength that can lead to healthier knees, I recommend Pilates and planks,” Dr. Stuek advised.

And dial in on form across the board. You want your knees slightly bent when you land from a jump. Also, do squat jumps by a mirror so you can check for what’s known as “valgus knee” —when your knees point toward each other, which puts stress on the inside of the knee, where arthritis builds up. “If you’re in pain, your body is telling you something. It’s important to listen,” said Dr. Stuek. (It just might be saying something different than what you think!)

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