Can you resume playing golf after total shoulder replacement surgery? The answer may well be yes. To replace the shoulder, a ball-and-socket joint, the surgeon inserts a metal prosthesis to replace the “ball” (the end of the humerus) and resurfaces the inside of the “socket” (glenoid cavity) with high-density polyethylene. Any nearby bone spurs are […]
Those who have suffered from severe arthritis for many years may receive a doctor recommendation for a “reverse total shoulder replacement” procedure. The term could be a new and confusing one for you to hear, but the procedure will offer enough relief to allow us to design a synergistic program to: Enhance range of movement; […]
In conventional shoulder replacement surgery, the surgeon fits a plastic cup into the shoulder socket and attaches a metal ball to the top of the upper arm bone. But for some patients, especially those with muscle damage around the shoulder or large rotator cuff tears who have developed a complex type of shoulder arthritis, conventional […]