Rotator cuff repair surgery is a fairly common procedure and is performed to fix tears in the rotator cuff. The surgery can include subacromial smoothing, which is where the space between the shoulder blade and rotator cuff tendons is cleared. Usually, rotator cuff repair recovery can take from 3-6 months of physical therapy after surgery. […]
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The biceps is one of the most well known muscles in the body. It has two heads (long and short) that differentiate and attach at different points around the shoulder. Distally (closer to the elbow), the two heads converge to make one tendon that inserts onto the radius (a bone in the forearm). Distal biceps […]
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The proximal humerus is the part of your arm bone (humerus) nearest to the shoulder. These injuries are common in patients with soft bone (osteopenia and osteoporosis), but can also occur in patients without osteopenia who have sustained a high-energy injury (car accident, skiing, etc.). Twice as common in women. Fractures of the proximal humerus […]
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