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 ...

Your hip joint supports basic functions of balance and movement in the body, such as holding up body weight and enabling upper leg movement. It’s a ball-and-socket joint that connects your femur ...

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 ...

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 ...

Place your hands behind you, maintaining a 90-degree bend in your hip, to create more stability. Peel your legs off the floor, pivoting on your heels and rotating your thighs up and over to the other ...

The hip, which is a ball-and-socket joint at the upper thigh bone, is most likely to be fractured at its uppermost portion, known as the femoral neck. Over 300,000 people per year sustain hip ...

As a ball-and-socket joint with a relatively wide range of motion, the shoulder can be susceptible to instability. That’s why ...

Aleksej / Adobe Stock This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers the common problem of shoulder pain.   Many people will suffer ...