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Nearly 75% of patients avoided rotator cuff repair surgery by performing physical therapy despite having full thickness cuff tears.

As you ring in the new year, don’t forget to toast to a new and healthy you! If you are putting your health first in 2012, we’re guessing that you are prioritizing your committment to physical fitness, also. We would like to share a few tips to make fitness a safe and healthy part of your year
You can find time to work out throughout your day if you just make a few changes in your life. Try setting your alarm for 30…

Here is a video of the exercises I recommend to strengthen your rotator cuff and prevent injury.

After decades of eating and drinking pretty much whatever he wanted, the best-selling novelist found himself lying in a hospital bed, bloated with fluids as his organs floundered. The small gym, equipped with little more than a bike, mats and some pulley and boxing equipment, is a far cry from a kitschy boutique gym. Demonstrating an exercise called rope battling - using the arms to make waves in a 30-pound, anchored hemp rope - he ably maintained his strength. The author of such…

Patients can safely begin physical therapy early after rotator cuff surgery. This prevents stiffness, reduces pain, and minimizes loss of muscle.

03/25/2014 05:41 EDT | Updated 05/25/2014 05:59 EDT
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With the recent winter Olympics, our attention turned to dangerous sports such as ski jumping, luge and snowboarding, along with perceived safer sports such as curling, skating and cross-country skiing. However, no matter what sport or level of play, injuries are…

A rotator cuff tear occurs when injuries to the muscles or tendons cause tissue damage or disruption. Click here for more information on Rotator Cuff Tear

Rotator cuff tendinitis occurs when a shoulder tendon (a bundle of fibers connecting muscle to bone) is irritated and becomes sore. Click here for more information on Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

To read whether one needs or should have surgery for a rotator cuff tear go to Rotator Cuff Tear - Do You Need Surgery?Surgery for rotator cuff tear is usually performed under general anesthesia, where the patient is asleep. Sometimes a regional (or local) anesthetic is used to block the nerves leading to the arm. In that case, the patient is conscious but cannot feel pain. Usually a sedative is also given, putting the patient in a conscious but dreamy state.

Contributor: Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD, is Surgical Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Read More...

“But where it gets complicated is that, unlike the hip, the shoulder has to be more mobile, which makes your muscles have to work harder in a smaller space ”
We depend on shoulders for many daily activities: from brushing your teeth to driving your car. Most of these movements may seem simple, but, as Magnolia therapist Ryan Marek points out, the shoulder is the most complicated joint in the human body
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“The best way to think of the shoulder…

In this video, Dr. Tom shares his own experience with Stem Cell Therapy. He explains how he was able to avoid surgery for his torn rotator cuff. To Schedule ...

The rotator cuff is made up of four small muscles that surround the shoulder joint. These muscles work as stabilizers to keep the ball of the humerus

Training for overhead athletes oftentimes includes performing repetitive overhead activities in order to improve power and strength in their dominant extremity. However, this repetition can lead to overuse injuries, including rotator cuff injuries, labrum tears and ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears.

Shoulder impingement syndrome occurs as the result of chronic and repetitive compression or "impingement" of the rotator-cuff tendons in the shoulder, causing pain and movement problems. Click here for more information on Shoulder Impingement

A common source of shoulder pain is something called impingement syndrome. When a change in the shoulder mechanics results in a smaller space between the acromion (the bone on the top of the shoulder) and the rotator cuff, it can … Continue reading →

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As the medical fields continue to promote the benefits of exercise and healthy eating habits, both the young and old are becoming more active. Because of this, overuse and injuries to the bones, joints and muscles occurs, especially in baby boomers. Some of the most common conditions that require eventual treatment are those caused by degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, and arthritis and these problems are studied…

Neck and shoulder pain so commonly overlap that some refer to it as “shneck” pain. The neck and shoulder are intimately connected by multiple nerve pathways, so when injury occurs, the brain can’t always trace pain back to its source.Shoulder pain is most often caused by an injury to the rotator cuff, a group of [...]