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Shoulder Conditions

Shoulder pain that lasts more than a few weeks usually has a specific cause we can name at the first visit.

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Knee Conditions

Knees tell us a lot by how they hurt: a pop and swelling, a catch, or stiffness that built over years.

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Hip Conditions

Hip problems show up in the groin and thigh, not the side, and they fall into two very different groups.

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Hand, Wrist and Elbow Conditions

The hand is dense with tendons, nerves and small joints, so three hand surgeons see a wide range of problems every day.

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Everything below the knee is in scope, from a bunion that rules out your shoes to an ankle that keeps rolling.

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Conditions · Shoulder

Shoulder Conditions

Shoulder pain that lasts more than a few weeks usually has a specific cause we can name at the first visit. The six most common are listed here; the other 6 are on the next panel.

Rotator Cuff Tear

Weakness and night pain lifting the arm, often after a fall.

Shoulder Impingement

Pinching pain reaching overhead or behind.

Shoulder Instability

A shoulder that has come out and no longer feels trusted.

Shoulder Arthritis

Deep ache, grinding and stiffness as the joint surface wears.

Frozen Shoulder

A shoulder that stiffened and hurts, often with no injury.

Deep shoulder pain with throwing and overhead work.

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AC Joint Injury

A bump on top of the shoulder after a fall on it.

Biceps Tendon Injury

Pain at the front of the shoulder that follows the biceps.

Shoulder Bursitis

Aching on the outside of the shoulder, worse at night.

Shoulder Fractures

A broken collarbone or upper arm after a fall.

Shoulder Cartilage Injury

Catching and grinding in a shoulder that was injured.

Throwing Injuries

A thrower who has lost velocity and gained pain.

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Rotator Cuff Tear

A tear in one of the four tendons that hold the shoulder in its socket and lift the arm. Common after fifty, and after a fall or hard pull at any age.

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Shoulder Impingement

Pinching of the rotator cuff and bursa between the ball of the shoulder and the bony roof above it, causing pain with reaching and overhead activity.

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Shoulder Instability

A shoulder that dislocates or slips partly out of the socket, usually after a first dislocation stretched the ligaments and tore the labrum.

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Shoulder Arthritis

Wear of the smooth cartilage lining the ball and socket of the shoulder, producing deep pain, grinding and progressive stiffness.

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Frozen Shoulder

Adhesive capsulitis: thickening and tightening of the joint capsule that stiffens the shoulder and causes months of pain, often with no injury at all.

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SLAP Tear

A tear of the top of the labrum where the biceps tendon anchors, common in throwers and after a fall on an outstretched arm.

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AC Joint Injury

A sprain or separation of the joint where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade, usually from a fall onto the point of the shoulder.

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Biceps Tendon Injury

Inflammation, fraying or tearing of the biceps tendon where it anchors inside the shoulder, often alongside rotator cuff or labral problems.

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Shoulder Bursitis

Inflammation of the fluid-filled cushion between the rotator cuff and the bony roof of the shoulder, causing pain with reaching and lying on that side.