Valley Orthopedic Associates physician, Dr. Craig Arntz gives seminar on Painful Conditions of the Shoulder.

2. “My shoulder hurts”

3. Causes of shoulder pain
Variety of conditions
– Rotator cuff abnormalities
– Arthritis
– Frozen shoulder
– Instability
– Fractures

4. “My shoulder hurts”
• Review some of these problems
• What you can do to prevent
these problems
• What the doctor can do
– New techniques
• Warning
– Pictures of surgery

6. Terrific Doctors

7. Terrific Facilities

8. Great Staff

11. The Rotator Cuff
– Four muscles
• Surround and stabilize the
head against the socket
• Provide power to lift and
rotate the arm
• Pass under a bony and
ligament shelf

23. Rotator Cuff Tears

45. Total shoulder Arthroplasty
New glenoid design
“Anchor Peg”
Biological fixation
Fluted central peg
• Promotes bone growth
between the flutes
• Lower risk of loosening

46. • Inpatient
• General Anesthesia
with a Shoulder Block
• Two night hospital stay

55. Features
40 to 60 Age group
Often bilateral
Symptoms
• Pain at limits of motion
• Night pain
Treatment
Must restore shoulder motion

61. Treatment goals
– Decrease inflammation
• Icing
• NSAIDs
• Corticosteroid injections
– Decrease stress applied
• Activity modification
• Splinting
– Increase tendon’s stress tolerance
• Physical therapy

63. Thank you!