"three out of four canadians will experience shoulder pain at some point in their lives." common injuries rotator cuff tendinitis is the most "it is an inflammation or irritation of the on the outside part of the shoulder when accompanied by subacromial bursitis and shoulder dislocations and arthritis frequently diagnosis and treatment diagnosis begins with a patient history and when the pain started and what makes "almost all shoulder conditions can be ini- tially diagnosed by your family physician exam to assess range of motion and strength doctor may also order extra tests like ultra- there are many ways to treat shoulder are often started by a primary care physi- cian and can include physiotherapy stretching it out an easy way to stave off shoulder problems is to regularly stretch the mus- cles that support the joints surgery if a patient has degenerative-type versation about why surgery may be patient's function immediately or in the rotator cuff tears and shoulder fractures what's new? "for patients who need conservative and types of injections," says srikumaran "and many new and exciting ways to address structural issues that we previ- ously may not have been able to do like novel implants or tendon transfer surgeries where we reroute certain mus- cles to assist in doing the job of a rotator cuff muscle that may not be able to be repaired directly." athwal reports that "major advancements have occurred with minimally invasive surgeries and new implants."â– associate professor of orthopedic surgery at johns hopkins university school of lifting; he adds that if you're involved in sports or recre- sure the shoulder girdle is balanced-use good posture using strong back and chest muscles-and keep the shoulder loose with stretching.-dlm don't jump in says to give yourself ramp-up to your desired activity level to help avoid shoulder injuries related to sports or any new it would be unwise to jump from a sedentary lifestyle to a new activity or exercise you have good motion and flexibility of your shoulder and body in general by stretching and doing core exer- cises," he says.-dlm
