The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons in your shoulder that helps you lift and rotate your arm. It's crucial for many everyday activities, from reaching for something on a high shelf to playing sports. Unfortunately, rotator cuff injuries are common, especially among athletes and older adults. According to the Cleveland Clinic, over 2 million Americans experience a problem with their rotator cuff each year. There are many myths surrounding these injuries, which can make recovery [Read More]
Rotator cuff injuries
How Your Orthopedic Surgeon Identifies the Source of Shoulder Pain and How to Treat it
Shoulder pain can be dull or sharp, throbbing or stabbing, and intermittent or constant. It can have several possible causes. It could be a problem with your tendons, bones, bursae, rotator cuff, or joint that make it difficult to raise your arm and prevent you from sleeping soundly. The shoulder has a wide range of motion and is used in almost all activities, which makes it susceptible to injury. A primary care doctor can treat shoulder pain, but for an in-depth examination of your shoulder, [Read More]
Shoulder Arthroscopic Repairs
The shoulder is a very complex joint and is constantly in use during our lives, so it has the potential for many things to go wrong. When something does go wrong, it can lead to a need for shoulder surgery. In addition to shoulder arthroplasty (shoulder replacement surgery), there is shoulder arthroscopy (shoulder repair surgery) – which is used to make minor repairs to the shoulder, usually to alleviate pain or to regain proper rotation. Shoulder arthroscopy may be recommended in order to [Read More]
Preparing for Your Rotator Cuff Repair
That snapping sensation or “crackling” sound that occurs in your shoulder when taking in an extra game of tennis or swimming a hard set of laps. That limited motion and numbness when you spend the weekend painting your house or chopping wood, followed by the inability to raise your arm much higher than waist level. If any of this sounds familiar, chances are you have injured your rotator cuff – that group of muscles and tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint, thereby allowing you to move [Read More]
