Shoulder

A shoulder separation is not actually an injury to the shoulder joint and surgery isn’t always necessary.

Both competitive and recreational swimmers practice and compete year-round. While the benefits of swimming certainly outweigh the risks, there is still a possibility a swimmer may suffer an injury.

Sports that require repetitive lifting or overhead activities, such as baseball, tennis, rowing and weightlifting are especially prone to rotator cuff tears.

After her shoulder surgery, Noel was quick to bounce back. With physical therapy and encouragement from Dr. Kollias, Noel experienced very little pain.

According to Dr. Mark DiLella, an OrthoIndy sports medicine specialist, a shoulder dislocation is a complete separation of the ball (humerus) and cup (glenoid) joint surfaces.

At the beginning of drag racing season in 2013 Janice started to experience pain radiating down her right arm from her shoulder.

For a lot of Indiana residents, summer time means spending time outdoors at the lake. With all the fun, sometimes it’s hard to remember to stay safe.

The most flexible joint in the entire human body is the shoulder joint.

Dr. Jeffery Soldatis answers common questions about shoulder pain and how it’s treated.

Marcia Runde had practiced yoga for many years when she started to notice that she was having some pain and discomfort in her right shoulder when she did certain moves and poses. However, she ignored the pain, hoping that it would eventually go away on its own. Dr. Lintner performed surgery to repair Marcia’s torn rotator cuff and torn labrum of her right shoulder.