Conditions

Conditions I treat

Short, plain-English summaries of the shoulder, elbow and nerve problems I see most often. None of this replaces an individual assessment.

Shoulder

Shoulder (glenohumeral) arthritis
Wear of the ball-and-socket joint causing pain and stiffness.
Read about shoulder (glenohumeral) arthritis
Shoulder instability and labral tears
Dislocation, subluxation, Bankart lesions and muscle patterning.
Read about shoulder instability and labral tears
Rotator cuff tears
Partial or full-thickness tears of the tendons that lift the arm.
Read about rotator cuff tears
Impingement and bursitis
Painful pinching of the cuff and bursa under the acromion.
Read about impingement and bursitis
Calcific tendonitis
Calcium deposits in the cuff causing sudden, severe pain.
Read about calcific tendonitis
Frozen shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis: a painful, progressively stiff shoulder.
Read about frozen shoulder
Pectoralis major rupture
A chest muscle tear, most often during heavy bench pressing.
Read about pectoralis major rupture
Proximal biceps tears and tendonitis
Pain at the front of the shoulder from the long head of biceps.
Read about proximal biceps tears and tendonitis
SLAP lesions
Tears of the labrum where the biceps anchors into the socket.
Read about slap lesions
AC joint pain and arthritis
Pain right on the top of the shoulder, over the collarbone joint.
Read about ac joint pain and arthritis

Elbow

Hand & nerve

Neck

Neck and postural pain
Muscular and postural causes of neck, shoulder blade and arm pain.
Read about neck and postural pain

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