by Marc-Olivier Dubé, François Desmeules and Jean-Sébastien Roy, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt is estimated that close to 70 percent of the population will experience shoulder pain at some point in their lives. In itself, this pain would not pose a problem if it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. Unfortunately, it tends to persist...
A team of specialists in regenerative rehabilitation reported positive results from pilot study of the combination of a single injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and a home-based exercise program, for wheelchair users with recalcitrant shoulder pain KESSLER FOUNDATION THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AT THE DERFNER-LIEBERMAN LABORATORY FOR REGENERATIVE REHABILITATION RESEARCH IN THE CENTER FOR SPINAL...
Surgery should not be performed in almost all patients with a common cause of shoulder pain known as subacromial pain syndrome or SAPS (also called shoulder impingement or rotator cuff disease), say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Their strong recommendation against surgery is based on new evidence...
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — New research casts doubt on the true effectiveness of a common type of surgery used to ease shoulder pain. A British research team tracked outcomes for patients who underwent “decompression surgery” to treat shoulder impingement — a condition where a shoulder tendon rubs and catches in the joint....
