Shoulder pain can be a debilitating condition, affecting your ability to perform everyday tasks and enjoy your favorite activities. Whether it’s caused by an injury, overuse, or underlying medical conditions, seeking proper orthopedic care is essential for effective treatment and long-term relief. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the various aspects of orthopedic care for…
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Arthritis and Replacement: A Complete Overview
Shoulder arthritis is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing pain, stiffness, and limited mobility in the shoulder joint. It can significantly impact one’s quality of life, making everyday tasks such as dressing, lifting objects, or even sleeping challenging. In severe cases, shoulder arthritis may necessitate surgical intervention, such as shoulder replacement,…
Treating Shoulder Pain at Any Age
A patient’s injury, treatment goals, medical history, preferences, and age all affect their shoulder pain treatment. Your doctor will carefully evaluate each aspect when determining what treatment plan will be most effective for your specific shoulder pain. Your personalized treatment plan from ORTHOKnox orthopedic clinic will include the following age-related considerations to ensure you are…
Shoulder Pain: Advice and Treatments
The right treatment for your shoulder pain will depend on the underlying cause, which could be temporary soreness, overuse, arthritis, or an injury such as a tear. Your treatment approach should be specific to your shoulder, but we have compiled our top tips to treat mild shoulder pain and how to seek treatment for persistent…
Common Baseball Injuries and How to Treat Them
Baseball is a physically demanding sport that can put a lot of repetitive stress on the body. As a result, it is not uncommon for baseball players to experience overuse injuries as well as traumatic injuries. Some of the most common overuse orthopedic injuries in baseball include: Shoulder: The rotator cuff is a group of…
Methods of Treating Shoulder Pain
From reaching into a cabinet to grab your coffee cup in the morning, to sitting at your desk at work, to swinging that racket or golf club in the evening, your shoulder is constantly used. So, if your shoulder is causing you discomfort or pain, you may not be able to focus on anything else…
3 Steps To Optimum Shoulder Health
Optimal shoulder health is important for a variety of reasons. It helps to reduce the risk of shoulder injuries, maintain joint stability, and improve the overall health of the shoulder. Here are three steps you can take to ensure optimum shoulder health. Strengthen the muscles around the shoulder: Strengthening the muscles around the shoulder is…
Shoulder Pain Treatment and Management Options After Shoulder Surgery
After shoulder surgery, you are probably looking forward to pushing your child or grandchild on the swing again, swinging a tennis racket, or playing a round of golf, and you will be able to do all of those things soon! But give your shoulder time to heal. At ORTHOKnox orthopedic clinics in Knoxville, TN, and…
If You Don’t Fix Your Shoulder Pain, It Is Going to Get Worse
We say it often, but it bears repeating, don’t push through your pain. Shoulder pain is common but should not be ignored, because inflammation and pain in your shoulder from arthritis or a shoulder injury worsens with time. If your shoulder pain persists, see your doctor at ORTHOKnox for a diagnosis. Our sports medicine team…
A Guide to Rotator Cuff Tears and Repair
Rotator cuff tears are common in athletes who perform repetitive overhead movements, such as tennis, baseball, and basketball players, swimmers, and golfers. Falls and collisions in lacrosse, football, and hockey can also result in rotator cuff tears. If an athlete feels persistent pain or weakness in their shoulder, this could indicate a rotator cuff tear,…