Shoulder Dislocation

Unstable Shoulder: will an operation always work?

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Most patients, who have new instability after a surgery to fix shoulder instability, DON’T want more surgery.  http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/arthroscopy/news/online/%7B207d5985-69ec-43db-8fd8-6971b6357b84%7D/speaker-most-patients-with-instability-do-not-have-additional-surgery-after-bankart-repair A 2014 paper presentation at the Arthroscopy Association of North America found that patients who had surgery to stabilize a dislocating shoulder had about a 1 in 4 chance of having another episode of dislocation or subluxation … Read more

Shoulder Dislocation in Adolescents: There’s Still A Lot To Learn

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What the Research Asked — and Couldn’t Answer We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything. Thomas Edison The authors examined multiple factors that have been shown to be risk factors for re-dislocation in adults such as bone loss however none of them seem to correlate with an increased risk of dislocation in … Read more

Sex and Shoulder Pain: It’s an Issue

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The Tough Cases and Lasting Impacts Unfortunately, he still has limitations: mostly weakness and pain with lifting beyond 10 or 20 lbs. He also has difficulty supporting his weight on the involved arm. These impairments are likely permanent. We have talked about this on multiple occasions. Sadly, I cannot make everyone 100% better. These are … Read more