The common question is, how do I use the toilet after shoulder surgery? The answer is exactly like you used it before. You're not going to damage or anything by reaching behind your back. In that way, you may be a little bit sore. It may be difficult. If that's the case, you can come from the front. That's what…
A common question about shoulder surgery is whether rotator cuff surgery or shoulder replacement is worse. They're both great surgeries because they solve problems for people that have been bothering them for a very long time. In our practice, we have excellent outcomes with both. Shoulder replacements tend to be a much faster recovery because you're replacing the shoulder with…
A common question is, what part of the shoulder hurts with heart problems? It's like radiating pain out to the shoulder. One way to discern is whether it's your shoulder or your heart, and your neck, too. Pain from your neck or heart problems can radiate out towards your shoulder. But suppose you can move your shoulder just fine, like…
When is it too late for a shoulder replacement? The answer is never. I've never once had a patient who came in with arthritis or a rotator cuff tear, and they never had surgery, and their shoulder was so worn out that there was nothing we could do. Some people have worn away quite a bit of bone. But with…
The common question is what are two warning signs of rotator cuff tear? The number one thing that indicates you have a rotator cuff tear is that it affects your sleep at night. You cannot sleep at night, and your shoulder wakes you up. The second would be the pain associated with daily living activities, such as putting on a…
How painful is surgery? Surprisingly, it's not nearly as bad as most patients think it will be. When we pull our patients after surgery, the vast majority, 95% of them, say that it's not nearly as bad as they thought it would be. We use a multimodal pain approach and very small incisions. We use muscle-sparing techniques and bone-sparing techniques.…
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