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Shoulder Injuries and Disorders
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Research
- Directories
- Organizations
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Questions and Answers about Shoulder Problems (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Shoulder Pain (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Arthrography: (Joint X-Ray) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Shoulder Arthroscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Shoulder Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
(slp 3D) - Requires media player - One hour program - Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (slp 3D) - Requires media player - One hour program
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: Thermal Capsulorrhaphy (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Shoulder Joint Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Shoulder Replacement (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Shoulder Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Total Shoulder Replacement (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Rotator Cuff Exercises (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Taking Care of Your Shoulder (American Physical Therapy Association)
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Exercising the Frozen Shoulder (McGraw-Hill Companies)
- Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder (UpToDate)
- Physical Therapy for Rotator Cuff Problems (UpToDate)
- Physical Therapy for Shoulder Impingement (UpToDate)
- Physical Therapy for Shoulder Osteoarthritis (UpToDate)
- Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Also available in: Spanish - What to Do about AC (Acromioclavicular) Joint Injuries (McGraw-Hill Companies)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- AC Joint Injuries (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)
- Arthritis of the Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Broken Collarbone (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Dislocated Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Frozen Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Also available in: Spanish - Rotator Cuff Injury (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Separated Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Shoulder Impingement (Bursitis, Tendinitis) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Also available in: Spanish - Shoulder Instability: When Your Shoulder "Goes Out" (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Preventing Swimmer's Shoulder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Research
- Research
- Manipulative Therapy for Patients with Shoulder Pain (American College of Physicians)
Directories
- Directories
- Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Member Directory (Arthroscopy Association of North America)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Also available in: Spanish