It’s a very painful injury. It’s one of the most painful things you can do to your shoulder. The traumatic injuries you see in shoulders are dislocations, fractures where you break the bones, and then when someone falls and tears their rotator cuff, and they’re all very painful. When people dislocate their shoulder, they’re miserable…
People often ask, how long does it take to get over a dislocated shoulder? When you dislocate your shoulder, you tear ligaments and stretch things out. Some people can tolerate that and manage it without having an operation. Typically, it gets back on track after a couple of weeks. But for younger, more athletic people…
A common question people ask about rotator cuff surgeries is how long till I can sleep in a bed? You should sleep in your bed immediately after surgery and the night after surgery. I completely disagree with the idea that you should sleep in a recliner. I don’t know where that came from or why it…
A common question people ask is, what are the worst things to do after shoulder surgery? I always try to simplify things with people. After shoulder surgery, we let patients do way more than most surgeons. We tell our patients not to fear doing certain things, but in general, you don’t want to do things…
A common question people have about shoulders is, what are the three most common types of shoulder dislocation? The most common type, by far, is an anterior dislocation, typically from a fall with your arms outstretched upwards. Because of this abduction external rotation, something drives it forward and comes out the front. That means at…
A common question people ask is how often therapy is successful with shoulder instability. It’s about 50% for all shoulder instability. Some problems have a higher success rate, like 70, 80, or 90%, because of the nature of the instability and the patient. Everybody is different. Each human being is unique in life in terms…
People commonly ask how bad the pain is after shoulder surgery. It’s not nearly as bad as most people imagine. In our practice, we perform contemporary shoulder surgery. So what does that mean? We use state-of-the-art techniques, pain blocks, anesthesia, rehab techniques, rehab protocols, and pain medicine protocols after surgery. Incorporating these advancements directly into…
The common question people want to know is, how can I help with my shoulder pain? The first step is to figure out what’s causing it. So if you have pain in your shoulder and it’s negatively inhibiting your life, i.e., your sleep, your daily activities, your exercise, or just pain at rest, the number…
I love this question because I used to love lifting weights, but what does it mean when you have shoulder pain when you’re benching? There are many young guys who love lifting weights. I was one of them. I was a heavy weightlifter when I played football in college, and I love lifting weights and…
Is shoulder arthroplasty a major surgery? All surgeries should be taken seriously. It’s an operation. You’re going inside someone’s body, making changes. It’s gotten way slicker and way faster. Compared to where it was before, you know, with us now in our practice—and this isn’t every surgeon, but for us, we do it through a…
