North Dallas Shoulder Solutions

02/16/2022

Have you been diagnosed with a “SLAP” lesion in your shoulder? "SLAP" stands for Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior. It means the cup that cradles the ball of your shoulder has been damaged where the biceps tendon attaches.

SLAP lesions account for approximately 25% of all shoulder arthroscopic surgeries.

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recommends a 6-12 week course of conservative management before considering surgical intervention. Current research shows two-thirds of SLAP lesions will respond with significant improvement to non-surgical care that includes shoulder motion, rotator cuff balance, plus hip, core, and scapular stability.

SLAP lesions are more likely to require surgery if there was a specific traumatic cause or when there is instability to the shoulder joint. It is important to note that post-surgical patients do require rehabilitation to improve shoulder and scapular stability. Otherwise, studies show 10% of patients require a second surgery due to re-tearing on the labrum. Like other injuries, smoking increases the risk of re-tear due to the diminished capacity of tissue healing.

To have the best outcomes it is important to seek care sooner rather than later. Contact our office if you are looking to avoid surgery or for post-surgical conservative care of your shoulder pain in North Dallas.

02/16/2022

Shoulder pain can arise from a multitude of places—from joints, muscles, tendons, and bursa in and around the shoulder region as well as from more distant locations like the neck, upper back, or even referred pain from the gall bladder. The onset of shoulder pain is highly variable as it can ar

02/02/2021

Spinal Manipulation for Shoulder Pain...👇

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Non-surgical, conservative care to address shoulder pain, especially when caused by shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS), is one of the most common reasons patients visit a chiropractic office. Doctors of chiropractic often manage the condition with a combination of manual therapies and exercises

01/04/2021

When people think of chiropractic care, they usually imagine back pain, neck pain, and headaches, as research STRONGLY supports chiropractic treatment for these complaints. But what about chiropractic care for shoulder pain? In 2010 and again in 2014, the United Kingdom government publishe

01/04/2021

Comparison of Treatments for Frozen Shoulder A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

"To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and network meta-analysis to comprehensively analyze all nonsurgical randomized clinical trials pertaining to the treatment of frozen shoulder as well as the largest systematic review ever published in the field.

Based on the available evidence, it appears that the use of an IA (intra articular) corticosteroid for patients with frozen shoulder of duration less than 1 year is associated with greater benefits compared with all other interventions, and its benefits may last as long as 6 months...

Combination therapy with IA corticosteroid plus physiotherapy may be associated with significant benefits compared with IA corticosteroid alone or physiotherapy alone for ER ROM and function, respectively, at 6 weeks.

Compared with control, combined IA corticosteroid plus physiotherapy appeared to be associated with an early benefit in ER ROM (as long as 6 weeks), with clinical significance.

Subacromial administration of corticosteroid appeared to be as efficacious as IA administration.

The addition of acupuncture to physiotherapy did not seem to be associated with any added benefits.

Based on the network meta-analysis, arthrographic distension with IA corticosteroid was probably the most effective intervention for pain at 12 weeks follow-up. IA corticosteroid alone ranked second, and as demonstrated by the pairwise meta-analysis, the benefit of adding distension appeared clinically nonsignificant."

Open access:

This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses and compares the effectiveness of available treatment options for frozen shoulder to guide musculoskeletal practitioners and inform guidelines.

12/28/2020

Shoulder pain is common. If fact, it’s highly likely that many of you reading this currently have or have had a shoulder injury, as studies suggest that about 90% of us will tear our rotator cuff, labrum, and/or capsule at some point in time during our lives. So why is this so common? More impo

11/25/2020

The shoulder is not just one joint but rather four: the sternoclavicular (collar bone/breast bone), acromioclavicular (the “roof” of the ball & socket joint), glenohumeral (the ball & socket joint), and scapulothoracic joints (shoulder blade/rib cage joint). There are also many struct

11/17/2020

Adhesive capsulitis (also known as “frozen shoulder”) is the end result of inflammation, scarring, thickening, and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the humeral head or “ball” part of the ball and socket joint. Adhesive capsulitis dramatically reduces the range of motion of the affe

11/11/2020

Shoulder instability (SI) occurs when the soft tissues (joint capsule, ligaments, and labrum) that hold the humerus in the shallow ball-and-socket glenohumeral joint become stretched, torn, or detached. When

11/04/2020

Shoulder pain can be caused by a number of things...click the link to read more.

Each year, Americans make 7.5 million doctor visits related to shoulder/upper arm pain. After neck and back pain, shoulder pain is one of the top reasons patients seek chiropractic care. So, why are shoulder injuries so prevalent? Though there are many possible explanations that address th

10/01/2020

Subacromial impingement (SAI) is a common injury in sporting activities that require overhead motions, especially among pitchers, quarterbacks, and swimmers. Not everyone responds to treatment to the same degree, and a new study that reviewed two specific cases may offer a possible reason: the ne

02/07/2020

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