How Can Calcium Granules in the Tendons of the Shoulder Hurt so Much?! All You Need to Know About Calcifying Tendonitis

November 21, 2016

Few shoulder conditions will occasionally bring individuals to tears, literally. Calcifying tendonitis is one of them. Although this condition improves on its own most of the time, it can be really painful for a while! Luckily, most individuals with calcifying tendonitis do not require surgery; however, when required, surgical removal of the deposits of calcium can feel like a life-saver…, and it is done using minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. … More How Can Calcium Granules in the Tendons of the Shoulder Hurt so Much?! All You Need to Know About Calcifying Tendonitis

Avascular Necrosis: When the Shoulder Humeral Head Suffers a Stroke

September 19, 2016

Most of us know what happens in a heart attack or in a stroke: the blood supply to a segment of the heart or brain gets clogged, leading to tissue damage. You may or may not know that certain regions of the skeleton can also suffer the same process: the blood supply to a segment of the bone is blocked, resulting in a “bone attack”, or a “bone stroke”. … More Avascular Necrosis: When the Shoulder Humeral Head Suffers a Stroke

My Shoulder Superior Labrum is Torn: Do I Need Surgery?

September 14, 2016

Labrum: A Latin word you will hear, here and there, around the hip, and around the shoulder. Did you know that the word “Labrum” means “lip (or lip-like)”? Many individuals with shoulder pain are told that they have a torn labrum, usually based on an imaging study called magnetic resonance (MRI). The tricky part is to … More My Shoulder Superior Labrum is Torn: Do I Need Surgery?