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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…
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…
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…
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…
There are various types of arthritis, but in the world of orthopedics we deal mostly with osteoarthritis (OA), a degenerative joint disease. When a patient is shown an x-ray of their painful joint and told they have arthritis the natural next questions is “how bad is it?” When describing the severity of arthritis in a…
Some of us have the temperament to push through pain, especially shoulder pain since it is so common. We tell ourselves that it will go away, feel better tomorrow, or that we are too busy to handle it at the moment. In some cases, shoulder pain does dissipate with rest, but the pain can often…
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery allows for a quicker recovery because it requires smaller incisions than open surgery. This quick recovery may be appealing if you have sustained a shoulder injury or have shoulder arthritis, but how do you know if you are a candidate for shoulder arthroscopy and if it is right for you? We discuss…
Most of us have experienced shoulder point at some point in our lives. For the lucky ones, resting and using ice packs can provide relief. For some of us, this just isn’t enough. So what is causing this shoulder pain, and how can we make the pain go away? If you have shoulder pain, then…
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