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This site is intended for Indian residents.
This site is intended for Indian residents.
Every shoulder pain is different and so are the treatment choices, depending on your needs, lifestyle and joint condition. Most doctors will start with non-surgical approach to reduce swelling, relieve pain and improve your arm movement. However, if these don’t give enough pain relief and comfort, your doctor may discuss surgical treatment to help you return to your active life.
Lifestyle modifications, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, self care in the form of R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) approach may help reduce pain and swelling.
Talk with your doctor about non-surgical options to ease pain without surgery.
If non-surgical treatment like physical therapy or medications don’t provide enough relief and helping you move your shoulder comfortably again, your doctor may recommend a shoulder arthroscopy. In this minimally invasive procedure, also known as keyhole surgery, your doctor will make small incisions or cuts around your shoulder to access the joint and treat the injury.
If non-surgical treatment like physical therapy or medications don’t provide enough relief and helping you move your shoulder comfortably again, your doctor may recommend a shoulder arthroscopy. In this minimally invasive procedure, also known as keyhole surgery, your doctor will make small incisions or cuts around your shoulder to access the joint and treat the injury.
What happens during surgery?
During a shoulder arthroscopy procedure, your doctor inserts a tiny camera called an arthroscope through one of the cuts made around your shoulder. The arthroscope allows your surgeon to see and examine the tissues inside and around your shoulder joint in real time through a video monitor. Your surgeon will use the camera to guide surgical instruments through the other incisions around your shoulder to assess and repair or treat the damaged part of your joint. A shoulder arthroscopy procedure may help relieve pain and improve shoulder movement.
The duration of surgery may vary depending on the condition of your joint and treatment approach.
A subacromial balloon spacer is an inflatable device made of a biodegradable polymer material to fit different shoulder anatomies. This minimally invasive biodegradable, balloon spacer is used for arthroscopic treatment of MIRCTs. If you are 65 years old or older and have MIRCTs, this may be a treatment option for you.
When non-surgical and arthroscopic treatments do not bring enough relief and is impacting your everyday life, your doctor may advise a shoulder replacement, also called shoulder arthroplasty.
During a shoulder replacement surgery, your surgeon will replace the damaged end of the upper arm bone and shoulder socket (glenoid) with artificial implants. This allows your shoulder joint to move smoothly and relieves pain.
You have options even with shoulder replacement. Based on your joint condition, your surgeon may suggest a reverse shoulder replacement or total shoulder replacement to get you moving again. Today, with technological advancements surgeons have different tools to assist them in planning shoulder replacement based on each patient’s unique joint anatomy and condition. Like any surgery, joint replacement has risks. Speak to your doctor to determine if it is right for you.
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