Blog - Dr. Kevin Kruse

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  • Test for Shoulder Instability

    A common question people ask is, what are the tests for shoulder instability?  One of the most common ones is the apprehension test. You raise your arm shoulder level, and the practitioner will take your arm abduct, externally rotate, and drive it to the back. You'll either feel pain or your shoulder will come out of the socket. That's the…

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  • Can You Fix Shoulder Instability?

    A common question people ask is, can you fix shoulder instability? The answer is, without a question, 100% yes, you can fix shoulder instability. Now, how you fix it depends on many different factors. There are two main things here: physical therapy, rehab, and surgery. It depends on the pattern and type of instability you have, as well as a…

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  • What Clothes to Wear After Shoulder Surgery?

    A common question people ask with shoulder surgeries is, what kind of clothes can I wear? But we allow you to move your arm right away. You can wear whatever type of clothes you want, whatever makes you comfortable. I've had surgery on my shoulder, and I wore regular clothes, so you can still move your arm enough to get…

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  • How to Get Rid of Bone Spurs in Shoulder Without Surgery

    A common question people ask is how do I get rid of bone spurs in my shoulder without surgery? I don't see how that's possible. A bone spur is a physical thing. I don’t like to say things are impossible, but I just don't know how you could do that right now with the current technologies without going in and…

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  • How Long Am I Going to Be in Pain After Shoulder Surgery?

    A common question people ask is, how long am I going to be in pain after shoulder surgery? Most of our patients are having shoulder surgery because they're in pain. And I tell people, there's a timeline. So we're in the beginning, and let's go to six months. And what happens is your pain drops down each week for six…

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  • How Long Do You Wear a Sling After Shoulder Surgery?

    Common questions people ask is, how long do you wear a sling after shoulder surgery? For us, we are unique in that. We are anti-sling. We give patients slings, but we don't force them to wear one because using a sling is a very unnatural position. Your elbows are flexed. Your arm is internally rotated. It's a cramped-up position. It's…

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