Sep 2, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
Pain is the single biggest driver of elective modern orthopedic surgery. Despite this, research of the last decade or so has shown that surgery is really bad at treating pain. A recent study on shoulder surgery outcomes and rotator cuff tear biology illustrates this...
Sep 2, 2015 | knee, surgery, Uncategorized |
Overweight knee-replacement patients have more endothelial microparticles (EMPs) floating around their veins than other patients, according to a study published March 4, 2015, in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. In addition, overweight patients have fewer...
Sep 2, 2015 | shoulder, surgery, Uncategorized |
In their Internet advertising, many clinics that do shoulder-replacement surgery feature pictures of young and active people. Those images don’t necessarily square with current research about the outcomes that younger patients can expect if they undergo...
Aug 31, 2015 | back, multifidus, surgery, Uncategorized |
Decisions in medicine, like most things, are based on risk versus benefit. There are life-saving procedures and surgeries that clearly are needed, but are many doctors doing more harm in non-emergency situations? A recent study looks at the potential damage done to...
Aug 31, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, stem cells, steriods, Uncategorized |
Medical research continues to show that injecting steroids into shoulder tendons is a bad idea. The most common shoulder injection is a combination of a steroid and an anesthetic. The type of steroid is called corticosteroid because of its anti-inflammatory effects....
