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Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is highly effective and provides durable results five years after surgery, according to a large, prospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery investigators. The study also surprisingly revealed that the rotator cuff has the ability to heal even when early imaging studies have found a defect at the site of repair. The research will be presented at the upcoming American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) 2011 Specialty Day meeting, to be held Feb. 19 in San...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A good night's sleep and just five minutes of daily exercise are keys to reversing the debilitating cycle of shoulder pain. That's the prescription of Dr. Michael Carroll, M.D., inventor of ROTATORELIEVER (www.rotatoreliever.com), a patent-pending medical device that's guaranteed to relieve and even heal the shoulder pain suffered by millions of people annually. Key to its effectiveness is reversing the cycle of rotator cuff injures that...

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient's opposite shoulder, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.In a study that updated prior findings, researchers used X-rays providing a 3D view of motion of the arm bone in relation to the shoulder blade, to compared motion in the shoulders of 22 patients who had arthroscopic surgical repair of tendon tears and no symptoms in their other shoulders. An earlier study looked at 14...

An innovative and remarkable device to heal shoulder pain while sleeping has been developed and introduced to the public by an M.D. who invented the product to cure his own rotator cuff pain. Dr. Michael Carroll will be presenting at the Parker National Chiropractics Conference at the Las Vegas Hilton, January 12-15 and will be displaying at Booth 1202. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 12, 2011 An innovative and remarkable device to heal shoulder pain while sleeping has been developed and...

Training and ergonomic advice are more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs and cortisone injections in treating tennis elbow, and give fewer side effects. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.The thesis describes, among other topics, the selection of treatment by healthcare personnel, their experiences when treating patients with tennis elbow, and the results from a training programme for tennis elbow. Healthcare personnel in Halland,...

Millions of people suffer from repetitive strain injuries (RSI), caused by their work environments. Any repetitive motion such as working long hours at the computer, juggling several personal tech devices, playing an instrument, handling tools, or simply texting your friends, can lead to neck pain and shoulder pain, low back pain, or elbow pain. International fitness expert Maik Wiedenbach has just introduced "The Desk Athlete" DVD, a three-step program to help prevent the most...

Researchers of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction of the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and the University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, conducted a research on chronic impingement syndrome. The study revealed that excessive activation of specific neck and shoulder muscles during daily life or while playing sports "“as swimming"“ is the cause of a high number of injury and shoulder.A Common PainThe pattern of the pain originated in these...

Repairing torn shoulder muscles in elderly patients is often discouraged because of fears of complications. But a new study conducted at Rush University Medical Center has shown that minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, surgery can significantly improve pain and function.The study has just been published online in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery and will appear in the October issue."In people over the age of 70, pain is the main issue, and pain relief is a...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Playing golf pain-free is not only more enjoyable than playing in pain, but it can also improve your scores. The average golfer takes between 45 and 60 full-length swings over a four-hour round, and 80 percent of us shoot over 100. "That equals a lot of stress on our bodies," said Dr. Jon-David Hoppenfeld, a physician with Southeast Pain Care in Charlotte, NC. "Golfers can experience everything from elbow to shoulder pain, but the most prevalent...

ANDOVER, Mass., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew's (NYSE: SNN; LSE: SN) Endoscopy Division today announced the introduction of the TWINFIX(TM) Ultra PK Suture Anchor, a new anchor to address wide variation in bone density and tissue quality for rotator cuff repair in the shoulder. The device is currently being featured at Smith & Nephew Endoscopy's booth at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in New Orleans. The new anchor - available...