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Shoulder

How to Maintain A Healthy Rotator Cuff and A Happy Shoulder

Shoulder pain is a very common issue. Most folks with shoulder pain do not recall any injury. They are also surprised because "they didn't do anything" to

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Labral Tears

Why Does My Shoulder Hurt So Much?

You woke up one morning and your shoulder pain is off the charts. This is the most severe shoulder pain you've ever had. Most people with severe shoulder pain

Batters shoulder posterior labral tear
Labral Tears

Batter’s Shoulder : Posterior Labral Tears

A baseball batter's shoulder is an injury unique to batting that causes a posterior labral tear in your non-dominant, leading  shoulder which faces the

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Shoulder

Why does the top of my shoulder hurt ?

Sorry to say, but most people will eventually suffer from shoulder pain. Whether your pain is due to an injury or you simply woke up with the pain many of you

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Rotator Cuff

Why didn’t my rotator cuff heal ?

You had surgery to repair your rotator cuff tear.  Your recovery was not as rapid or complete as you would have liked.  In an effort to see why your shoulder is

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Is a Subacromial Decompression Useful In Treating Shoulder Pain

Shoulder pain exacts a large toll on society at large. Shoulder pain is a significant cause of disability and leads to quality of life issues. Shoulder pain has

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Distal Clavicle Osteolysis: The Weightlifter’s Shoulder

Pain on the top of the shoulder is very common in many weight lifters and bodybuilders.  Bench press and military presses tend to be the most bothersome

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Video: Treating Clavicle or Collarbone Fractures

In this video Dr Jeff Berg and I discuss fractures of the clavicle, or the collarbone. Fractures of the clavicle typically occur from a fall, or a direct

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Video: Why Are Partial Rotator Cuff Tears so Common

Partial rotator cuff tears are a very common finding on a routine shoulder MRI.  Most of you with shoulder pain do not recall a severe injury.  The majority of

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Returning to work after rotator cuff surgery

Rotator cuff surgery involves a long recovery process.  Trust me... it is a lot longer than you think it will be. Depending on your occupation and the type of

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The Dislocated Shoulder : Video Discussion of Treatment Options

A dislocated shoulder usually occurs from sports or a traumatic injury.  Most shoulder dislocations occur from falling onto the arm, or after being struck hard

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Impingement Syndrome [Video]: Can A Bone Spur Cause Shoulder Pain?

Impingement syndrome was a name coined many decades ago.  Back then we thought that impingement syndrome was the cause of shoulder pain and rotator cuff tears.

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