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Physiotherapy reduces pain in patients with shoulder problems
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Most patients who receive physiotherapy after surgery experience that pain is reduced by a half within a few months. Most of them are free of pain after one to two years. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
“Age-related changes in tissue combined with acute trauma can contribute to shoulder problems. The most common cause of such problems, however, is compression of the tendons in the shoulder due to a reduction in the space available”, says Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg, physiotherapist and researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology.
Patients with these symptoms should initially be treated by physiotherapy. Those for whom physiotherapy does not have an adequate effect are offered surgical treatment, in which the space available is enlarged and the tendons repaired, if necessary. The two most common procedures are known as arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair.
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Common shoulder injury treated non-surgically may increase chances of return-to-play
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Surgically repairing a painful shoulder injury in baseball players known as a SLAP tear (superior labral) varies widely and often doesn’t allow for return to play at the same level as before the injury. However, researchers presenting their findings at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland suggest that nonsurgical treatment may be more beneficial.
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Rehabilitation Following Rotator Cuff Surgery Requires Change
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
A new Hospital for Special Surgery study suggests that the current rehabilitation used for patients undergoing tendon-bone repairs such as rotator cuff repair may be partially to blame for the high rates of failed healing after surgery. Experiments in a rat model of this injury suggest that immobilizing the limb for four to six weeks after surgery, rather than quickly starting physical therapy, improves healing.
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Treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation in patients older than 60 years
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
The accurate diagnosis of associated injuries after traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation in patients older than 60 is critical for the recovery of shoulder function because more than half of patients had rotator cuff tears or anterior capsulolabral lesions, which may lead to recurrent shoulder dislocation.
Satisfactory clinical outcomes without recurrence were obtained after early detection of abnormalities and different treatment modalities based on associated injuries and the number of dislocations experienced.
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Is early passive motion exercise necessary after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Early passive motion exercise has been the standard rehabilitation protocol after rotator cuff repair for preventing postoperative stiffness. However, recent approaches show that longer immobilization may enhance tendon healing and quality.
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New treatment for tennis elbow
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Steroid injections are no longer routinely recommended for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Instead, physical therapists offer an alternative treatment in the form of something called iontophoresis.
In this article, the use of steroid injection is compared with iontophoresis delivered in two different ways. Iontophoresis uses a small electric current to drive steroid medication through the skin. It is a noninvasive method of reducing the pain of tennis elbow.
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Prevent back, neck and shoulder pain from prolonged sitting and bad posture
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Back, neck and shoulder pain is the natural result of prolonged sitting at work behind a computer, as is bad posture. This can cause headaches and excessive tension in neck, shoulders, arms, forearms, wrists, back, hips, thighs and legs.
Preventing back and neck pain while sitting is not an exact science as there are many differing opinions on the subject. However, there are some common denominators on which most chiropractors and other medical professionals agree:
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A new angle on tennis injuries offered by markerless motion capture
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Researchers studied three types of tennis serves, and identified one in particular, called a “kick” serve, which creates the highest potential for shoulder injury.
The study examined the difference in body positioning for the three serves. Researchers measured the distance between the vertical center line of a player’s body and the hitting surface of the racquet when the player hit the ball. For the kick serve, players swung the racquet closer to the center – about 21 cm (8 inches) and 16 cm (6 inches) closer than for the flat serve and slice serve, respectively. The players also extended the racquet farther behind them for the kick serve: 8 cm (3 inches) farther than for the flat serve.
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Pitchers: Elbow position not a predictor of injury
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Elbow position alone appeared to not affect injury rates and performance in college-level, male pitchers say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.
“The elbow’s position in relation to an injury and enhanced performance in baseball pitchers is highly dependent upon the trunk’s position,” said lead researcher, Carl W. Nissen, MD of Elite Sports Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Farmington, CT. “Our research showed that the pitching motion is complex and a direct relationship between true elbow position and how much stress is placed on a joint does not appear to exist.”
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Nearly half of older women with arm fractures have low vitamin D
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
A new study has shown that 44% of postmenopausal women treated for a distal radius fracture (DRF) were either vitamin D deficient or insufficient, researchers reported here at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting.
Their vitamin D levels were significantly lower than in control subjects, reported Hyun S. Gong, MD, from Seongnam, and Cheol Ho Song, from Seoul, Korea.
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Insights from AAOS: Using Social Media to Enhance Patient Care
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
At this morning’s AAOS event, Dr. Raymond Raven III, MD shared how he leverages social media to engage with patients, grow his hand & upper extremity surgery practice, and raise awareness of medical issues.
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A show of hands to explore disability
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
Andrew Dawson has nice hands, and he knows it. He’s fussy about moisturizing them and takes extra caution around the oven, although he uses power tools without hesitation.
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Prosthesis helps Medal of Honor hero stay with Rangers
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
There was a little bit of a meat skirt, for lack of better words, hanging around the edges. It was oozing. I could see the radius and ulna bone sticking up maybe about half an inch.
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Safely Skate, Slide and Glide through Winter
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
The snow is falling, the temperature is dropping, and it’s time to pull out those skis, sleds and skates!
While winter sports provide a wonderful opportunity to exercise and enjoy the outdoors, these activities also have the potential to cause severe injury if proper safety precautions are not practiced. Common injuries from skiing, skating and sledding include sprains and muscle strains, dislocations and fractures.
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Patients Turn To Online Community For Help Healing
Posted on: 05-Oct-2016
When Americans go looking for information on health, they turn to the Internet as one of their first sources. According to a recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 61 percent of adults say they look online for health information. There’s a term for them: e-patients.
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