It hurts to reach the top shelf or to put on a jacket.
Sleeping on that side wakes you up. There may be weakness lifting the arm, a catch or click, or a feeling the shoulder could slip.Pain after a fall or a hard throw points toward a tear or instability. Pain that crept in over months points toward impingement, arthritis or a frozen shoulder.
The rotator cuff is four tendons that hold the ball in the socket and power the arm.It frays with age and tears with injury. The labrum is the cartilage rim that deepens the socket; it tears with dislocation or repetitive overhead work.Arthritis wears the joint surface. Frozen shoulder stiffens the capsule, often without any injury at all. An exam plus the right imaging separates these within one visit.
Andrews Institute sports medicine fellowship under Dr. James Andrews. Board certified in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine. Fluent in Spanish.
Thirty-four years in practice. Mako robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement. Stanford sports medicine fellowship. BYU athletics team surgeon.
Timely · Professional · Expert
Hurt Today? Call Today.
We strive to offer same-day appointments for acute orthopedic injuries: a fall, a pop, a dislocated joint, or a fracture splinted in an emergency room.One number reaches both clinics. Tell the front desk what happened and they will find the first opening with the right surgeon.This is not an urgent care. It is a direct line to a fellowship-trained surgeon when an injury should not wait weeks.
ContactTalk toa real person.Two clinics, one number to call or text. Same-day appointments for acute injuries whenever we can. The front desk will match you with the right surgeon.
