Shoulders
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Your Shoulder's Active Anchor
You may not have thought much about your shoulder until your rotator cuff started to hurt. Now you realize what a healthy rotator cuff allows you to do. With a strong rotator cuff...
Shoulder Injuries
Our physicians specialize in the treatment of all sports-related injuries to the shoulder including rotator cuff and overuse injuries. The staff of the Sports Medicine Center provide...
Why Your Shoulder Hurts
"Oooh, my shoulder really hurts. What did I do wrong? Where did this soreness come from? Will my shoulder ever feel good again?" Your rotator cuff may be injured, but...
Evaluating Your Injury
Before your rotator cuff problem can be treated, your orthopaedist needs to assess your injury. This means taking a look at your health history and daily activities. A shoulder exam and...
Easing Your Pain
Care for your injury will most likely begin with nonsurgical treatments ranging from simple rest to pain-easing injections. Your doctor will...
Staying Strong
Maybe your shoulder is healing without surgery. Maybe you're recovering from surgery. In either case, your shoulder's starting to feel good again, and you want to...
If You Need Surgery
If your injury doesn't improve with other treatments, your doctor may suggest surgery. Rotator cuff surgery can treat...
After Surgery
In the hours after your rotator cuff surgery, your doctor or nurse will check your shoulder. You may be given a mild pain reliever. If your surgery...
Moving into Fitness
Whether you have surgery or not, your ideal recovery depends on restoring your shoulder's function. To build and maintain flexibility and strength, you need to...