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rotator cuff
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Understanding the Three Most Common Types of Shoulder Pain
February 27, 2024Shoulder pain is a prevalent complaint that affects millions of people worldwide. Whether it's a dull ache, sharp twinge, or constant discomfort, shoulder pain can significantly impact daily activities and quality of life. While there are various causes of shoulder pain, three types stand out as the most common culprits. Let's explore these in detail.
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Shockwave Therapy
February 08, 2023Shockwave therapy is much like a rock being thrown into a calm, still lake. Once that rock hits the water, waves ripple out, ultimately affecting a much larger area. With shockwave, high-energy acoustic waves are generated and in doing so, tell the body to start repairing chronic injuries by getting rid of old, weak, or damaged cells and replacing them with new, healthy cells. It does this by breaking up calcifications, releasing growth factors, and increasing blood circulation to the injured area.
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What is PRP? Platelet-Rich Plasma
October 18, 2021Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is one of the many exciting treatment options that we offer at Arvada Sport and Spine group. There are many different conditions that respond well to PRP therapy including, rotator cuff/shoulder problems, knee pain, hip pain, elbow pain, injuries to tendons and ligaments. A few weekends ago Dr. Welling and NP Karin went to Chattanooga, TN to learn more about the technique and wanted to share some information about the treatment process.
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I have a rotator cuff tear. Now what?
April 12, 2021The rotator cuff is a bundle of tendons that surround the shoulder blade and attach to the shoulder. It is comprised of 4 tendons: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. These muscles stabilize the shoulder joint, rotate the shoulder and assist in elevating the arm. Common symptoms of a rotator cuff injury include: