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Non-Surgical Shoulder Osteoarthritis Care In Kenwood, OH

8311 Montgomery Road Kenwood, OH 45236

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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

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Shoulder joint anatomy – arthritis pain

8311 Montgomery Road
Kenwood, OH 45236

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Emily E. Dixon, D.O., earned her Bachelor of Science with honors from the University of Missouri in 2003. She then graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. Dr. Dixon subsequently moved to Cincinnati where she completed her residency in Family Medicine in 2010. She then completed her sport’s medicine fellowship with Beacon Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Dixon has provided physician coverage for several local middle school, high school and college athletic programs. She has been a team physician at Xavier University since 2010. She has provided team coverage for USA Gymnastics and Perfection Gymnastics. She is also faculty for the TriHealth Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship which trains physicians who have completed medical school and residency, and wish to pursue subspecialty training in sports medicine. Dr. Dixon has taught musculoskeletal ultrasound at both a local and national level with the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. She is a member of the AAFP, AMSSM and ACSM.

Dr. Dixon has special interest in diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal ultrasound, orthobiologics, care of the female athlete, medical conditions associated with athletics, concussion, and osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Her education and experience make her trained to treat both adult and pediatric sport-related injuries, and nonsurgical orthopedic conditions.

Dr. Dixon was born and raised outside of Kansas City, MO. She is a Kansas City Chief’s football fanatic, and University of Missouri athletics fan. She and her family are also fans of FCC Cincinnati and Xavier University. She was a competitive soccer player and is still active (along with her husband and 2 daughters) in Pilates, cycling, hiking, swimming, snow skiing, and several other athletic activities. Dr. Dixon and her husband, Chris, recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on 7/31/21.

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Areas treated: Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, 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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