Shoulder
Performance: Eliminate Pain, Regain Strength & Range of Motion
Did you know that
more than 7.5 million people go to doctor’s offices each year for shoulder
problems? And-did you know that more than 50% have a rotator cuff problem!
Shoulder injuries are frequently caused by athletic activities that involve
excessive, repetitive, overhead motion, such as swimming, tennis, baseball
pitching, and weightlifting. Shoulder
injuries can easily happen while performing construction work that involves
lifting over your head or even with everyday activities like washing windows, hanging
curtains, and gardening. All of these
activities share movements and repetitive stress that can contribute to
degenerative, chronic or acute rotator cuff injury. If you experience a
single isolated traumatic event like a skiing or snowboarding fall and land on
an outstretched arm, you know how the shoulder injury occurred. But for the
majority of athletes or sports players it is the repetition of the same motion
over and over again-pitching, serving or long distance crawl strokes-that just
causes the rotator cuff to slowly degenerate and tear.
What we know is that the recovery time and rehabilitation from shoulder surgery
can be lengthy, uncomfortable and can still result in weakness and lack of
performance for athletes. Even when rotator cuff tear repair is successful,
patients often report that they still suffer from pain and a loss of
flexibility and are just unable to reach their desired performance levels in
sports and athletic activities.
Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine for
Shoulder & Rotator Cuff Injuries
By using highly targeted
regenerative orthopedic medicine treatments that might include stem cell and
platelet rich plasma injections (PRP) directly into the rotator cuff tendons,
it is possible to restore the rotator cuff to normal function. Growth factors
in these regenerative injections facilitate the non-operative removal and
repair of damaged tissue which allows the rotator cuff muscles to strengthen.
As a result, you can often return to the normal range of motion and flexibility
experienced before the rotator cuff tear occurred. These are same-day
procedures done in as little as an hour causing minimal discomfort and
virtually no down time. Often patients
experience decreased symptoms within one week but the full effect takes 2-3
months.
Drive the Body’s Power, Return to ‘Body
Strong’
To get help for shoulder
pain, restore should strength and range of motion or learn more about
Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine treatments including stem cells and platelet
rich plasma (PRP) injections for rotator cuff tears, schedule a consultation
with Daniel Southern, M.D. by calling 203-702-6629 or visiting www.regenerativeorthopedicmedicinect.com, Google+,
www.facebook.com/DanielSouthernMD.
