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Non-Surgical Shoulder Osteoarthritis Care In Alpharetta, GA

8460 Holcomb Bridge Road, Second Floor Alpharetta, GA 30022

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Regenexx procedures are non-surgical alternatives that use precise image-guided injections of your body’s own natural healing agents to treat shoulder injuries.

Shoulder arthritis impacts nearly 25% of adults, yet many of the other treatments still used today deliver less than ideal results. Research has shown that surgery is unreliable and that commonly used nonsurgical alternatives can do more harm than good. For example, steroids can break down cartilage1 and kill cartilage cells in arthritic joints.2

Shoulder joint anatomy graphic with labels.
Shoulder joint anatomy – arthritis pain

8460 Holcomb Bridge Road
Second Floor
Alpharetta, GA 30022

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Farhan Malik, MD is the Medical Director at Atlanta Innovative Medicine, specializing in sports medicine. He graduated from Saba University School of Medicine and completed his sports medicine fellowship at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Dedicated, patient, and passionate, he has over 20 years of experience in the medical field.

A long-time resident of Alpharetta, GA, he believes medicine is both a calling and a privilege. In his words, “There is no greater calling than to help people feel and look their best.” For Dr. Malik, this means addressing disease, dysfunction, and pain at their source–instead of just masking symptoms with modern medicine–so his patients can live full lives. He provides nonsurgical orthopedic care for acute and chronic issues and works tirelessly to restore each patient’s health, function, and hope.

Dr. Malik lives with his family in Alpharetta and enjoys an active lifestyle–something he wishes for all his patients. His interests include boxing and mixed martial arts. He recently served as a ringside physician for UFC 145 in Atlanta. This personal passion for fitness reflects his professional commitment to helping his patients live their best lives.

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Areas treated: Elbow, Shoulder

Areas Treated

Elbow, Shoulder
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Treating Shoulder Arthritis Without Surgery

Regenexx patients benefit from reduced pain and improved function, helping them avoid shoulder surgery.

Am I a candidate?

A 2015 study looked at 100 shoulders 13 years after they were treated surgically. The research found that the operated shoulders had just as much arthritis as that reported by other studies in patients who didn’t get surgery.3

Moreover, shoulder replacement is a major surgery involving amputation of the shoulder joint and insertion of a prosthesis. Such an invasive surgery involves a long recovery time and the risk for serious complications. In addition, 40% of shoulder replacements in patients younger than 55 fail within 10 years.3

Regenexx’s procedures for degenerative arthritis of the shoulder joint can be a better alternative for people looking to avoid surgery, lengthy recovery, and overuse of prescription pain medication. Best of all, Regenexx procedures spare normal body biomechanics helping you to remain active for your lifetime.

The cartilage in your shoulder is there to help reduce the friction in the joint and to cushion the bone. When cartilage starts to wear down or is injured by metabolic syndrome (i.e., overweight, high blood pressure, and high triglycerides), that’s called arthritis. It leads to chronic shoulder pain, stiffness, limited shoulder function, and decreased mobility.

What might surprise you is that it’s not the lost cartilage that causes the pain but rather the chemicals your body releases in response to inflammation.

Research suggests that those who have shoulder osteoarthritis before rotator cuff surgery for massive tears are at greater risk for retears and a much higher risk for progression of arthritis after surgery.(3) Additionally, a percentage of patients who don’t have shoulder arthritis prior to rotator cuff repair will develop it after the surgery.

When a bone begins to get spurs (osteophytes) — extra extensions of the joint that are your body’s reaction to instability — it is trying to stabilize the joint. So removing spurs is rarely a good idea

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