Archive for July 2011
Can you prevent rotator cuff tendinitis?
The answer may be mostly yes. RTC is a typical abbreviation for this muscle group. There are several possible reasons for a person to have shoulder muscle pain. Through differential diagnosis, the orthopedic surgeon will likely figure out which ones. Refer to (Blog Rotator cuff 0723 2011) for a list of other shoulder muscles and … Continue reading
Is that a rotor cuff or rotator cuff?
Clinicians often hear people refer to the “rotor cuff” when the anatomical jargon term is rotator cuff. Essentially it rotates the humerus in or out and stabilizes the top of the arm (humeral head) into the shoulder socket (glenoid fossa). This is a fairly accurate rotator cuff presentation: I suppose it would seem odd for … Continue reading
How do you define or identify your “broken” shoulder?
In the broader text, the meaning of “broken” has multiple possibilities. Fracture is the term for a broken bone (always gets an x-ray). The surgeon will likely know the diagnosis simply from taking a good history leading up to the problem or complaint. The diagnostic devices, including: physical examination (appearance and feel), diagnostic ultrasound, MRI, … Continue reading
Healing
Orthopedic Surgery itself is trauma. You may recognize a traumatic injury occurring when you fall, get hurt in sports, or have a car or work accident but you may not think of surgery (iatrogenic injury) as an injury/trauma. Your brain does, however, because it is wired to respond the way it did 200,000 years ago … Continue reading
