Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain refers to discomfort or soreness experienced in the shoulder area, including the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints. It can result from various causes, such as overuse, injury, inflammation, or underlying medical conditions like arthritis or rotator cuff tears.
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I commonly see patients with chronic shoulder pain who have undergone a shoulder surgery bone spur removal to “open up” the shoulder. Known as distal clavicular resection, it’s one of the most commonly performed shoulder surgeries with rotator cuff repair. New research now shows that the surgery doesn’t help and leads to more shoulder instability…read more
What Causes Shoulder Arthritis?
What causes shoulder arthritis? See that shoulder x-ray up there with that big bone spur in the bottom of the joint? That scares me. This past month or two, my shoulders have been aching. As a now 50 year old physician who loves to lift weights, maybe this shouldn’t be too surprising? However, I’ve also…read more Shoulder Impingement: Are You getting Trapped by Your Trap?
Should you be looking for a shoulder surgery alternative? For the last several decades, many of the patients who have been told that they have shoulder impingement have had surgery to “release” the shoulder. In many ways it’s this phenomenon which led to our current hip impingement surgery craze. So what is shoulder impingement? The…read more New Study: Calcium Deposits in Shoulder Tendons can be Treated Effectively without Surgery
A doctor discusses how to get rid of calcium deposits in shoulder tendons without surgery. Getting Rid of Shoulder Trigger Points: An Effective Therapy to Help Avoid Shoulder Surgery?
A doctor discusses how a few acupuncture needles may be able to help you avoid shoulder surgery. Shoulder Rotator Cuff Surgery Research Review: Does Surgery Work Better than No Surgery?
A doctor discusses recent research that shows that shoulder rotator cuff repair surgery may be no more effective than no shoulder surgery. Shoulder Range of Motion is not Fully Restored by Rotator Cuff Surgery
A physician discusses new research showing that patients don't recover full strength, stability, or range of motion after a shoulder rotator cuff repair surgery performed for a shoulder rotator cuff tear. 
