Returning To Sports After Shoulder Surgery
Patience is a virtue! We heard this phrase frequently as we grew up. When it comes to returning to sports after shoulder surgery, patience is required.
August 16, 2024
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Pickleball and Shoulder Injuries: What to Know
Pickleball, Smickleball! If you haven’t heard of pickleball, you must be living on another planet. It is one of the most popular sports today for older Americans. It doesn’t take a lot of practice to learn how to play since it’s part tennis, part badminton, and part ping pong. It seems like the perfect activity
June 25, 2024
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Do PRP Injections Help Shoulder Pain?
Got shoulder pain? Have you tried OTC anti-inflammatory meds? How about heating pads? Did you get massages thinking that would help? If none of those options has relieved that nagging shoulder pain and you do not want to have surgery, maybe it’s time to try something else. Do platelet rich plasma, or PRP, injections help
May 30, 2024
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Shoulder Health 101: When to Consult a Surgeon
Sometimes we make excuses for our pain. I must have slept wrong, I overdid it at the gym today, or I should have asked for help painting that room. You take Tylenol or Aleve and think it will improve, but then it doesn’t. How long will you suffer until you really do something about the
January 24, 2024
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How Long Does It Take to Recover From Rotator Cuff Surgery?
Most of us don’t give a second thought to our shoulders, until we hurt one. We don’t realize how almost everything we do needs shoulder movement and flexibility, since being able to rotate our shoulder joints is key to most activities. An accident or any fall can cause a rotator cuff tear, and many times
December 27, 2023
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What Are the Benefits of Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery?
Arthroscopic surgery has changed the way shoulder surgeons do surgery and when and if patients consider having it performed. In the past many people would put off needed shoulder surgery or never have it at all due to all the possible complications that could result from traditional open surgery. Now, more people are getting pain
November 30, 2023
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What Happens If You Wait Too Long for Shoulder Replacement?
Like anything else that someone procrastinates about or makes excuses not to do, real consequences can occur. An infected tooth can turn into a severe problem if not treated promptly, or neglecting your tax returns will come back to haunt you with untold monetary penalties. Why do we do it? It could be fear or
October 30, 2023
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Navigating Common Gymnastics Shoulder Injuries
Navigating common gymnastics shoulder injuries is commonplace if you train, coach, or participate in gymnastics. The shoulder is a complicated and easily injured joint in gymnasts. Let’s find out how to prevent and treat labral tears, rotator cuff tears, shoulder impingement, and dislocations.
September 13, 2023
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How Can You Tell If Your Rotator Cuff Is Torn or Strained?
Whether you are attempting to throw a softball or reaching into a cabinet for an ingredient, a rotator cuff injury can stop you from playing the game or eat something different. If you’re experiencing tightness and pain in your shoulder, and it is getting worse, could be a rotator cuff tear or strain?
July 16, 2023
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Your Guide to Shoulder Arthritis Treatment
Arthritis can affect any joint, and the shoulder is a good example. Being active with an injured or arthritic shoulder is often hard for patients due to the pain and lack of mobility it causes. It hurts to move in any direction, up, down, or sideways. It becomes debilitating as it progresses usually after age
June 27, 2023
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