A New Study for Shoulder Arthritis, Without Surgery The UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Upper Extremity Team is recruiting participants for a clinical trial. The study looks at whether physical therapy and home exercise can help patients manage shoulder arthritis pain and improve function, without surgery. Any time a medical practice asks you to consider … Read more
Understanding Frozen Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Tears, and Shoulder Arthritis from a Surgeon Who Treats It All Shoulder pain affects millions of people, but no two cases are exactly alike. In this video presentation, Dr. Matthew DiPaola—an orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow care—explains why personalized treatment matters and walks through three common shoulder conditions … Read more
Shoulder replacement is an excellent operation for many people with shoulder arthritis. Our Buffalo, NY based team is actively researching ways to make it better. Last week I was honored to accept the Charles Neer award from the American Shoulder and Elbow Society on behalf of our team at University at Buffalo/ UBMD Orthopedics and … Read more
Why Bulking Up Before Surgery Isn’t the Answer So I can’t recommend bulking up before shoulder replacement as a good strategy for making the whole process easier. What I can say is that learning how to use your opposite arm, getting used to wearing loose fitting clothes and figuring out how to do things one … Read more
If you have shoulder arthritis, an MRI may give you more information than you bargained for Most people think that you need an MRI to “see” everything that is going on in your shoulder. But it’s simply not true. And there are a few ways that you can be fooled by this line of reasoning. … Read more
Truth #1: Shoulder Arthritis Often Affects Both Arms For a given patient, shoulder arthritis in the ball and socket portion of the joint usually occurs in both arms. We don’t totally understand why this is. There is likely some genetic predisposition that we have yet to fully figure out. But it’s true: if you’ve got … Read more
Arthritis in the Ball and Socket Joint Arthritis is actually relatively uncommon in this joint. But when it occurs it tends to show a distinct pattern. The hallmark of arthritis at the ball and socket shoulder joint is joint space narrowing bone spurs at the bottom of the ball portion of the joint. The patient … Read more