Rotator Cuff
Prolotherapy injections for rotator cuff tears and rotator cuff tendinopathy
Ross Hauser, MD, Danielle Matias, PA-C, Demi Foster, APRN Prolotherapy, as practiced in our office, involves multiple injections of a dextrose-based solution to the various ligament and tendon attachments around the shoulder, as well as inside the joint. Prolotherapy to all of the adjacent structures stimulates a natural inflammatory response in […]
Prolotherapy injections for the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome
Shoulder pain with overhead movement is commonly labeled “shoulder impingement.” Today, many clinicians use the broader term rotator cuff–related shoulder pain or subacromial pain syndrome because pain rarely comes from one structure being mechanically pinched in one simple way. The rotator cuff tendons, subacromial bursa, shoulder capsule, labrum, ligaments, shoulder […]
Prolotherapy as a treatment option for failed rotator cuff surgery
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN Prolotherapy is an in-office injection treatment that research and medical studies have shown to be an effective, trustworthy, reliable alternative to surgical and non-effective conservative care treatments. In our opinion, based on extensive research and clinical results, Prolotherapy is superior to many other […]
Reliability of MRI in partial rotator cuff tears
Ross Hauser, MD, Danielle Matias, PA-C, Demi Foster, APRN Many times a patient will tell us that they have surgery planned. But they do not want one. If you are in a similar situation, you like them, are looking at recovery times that a partial rotator cuff tear surgery may […]
Cortisone injections before rotator cuff surgery can negatively impact outcomes
Ross Hauser, MD, Danielle Matias, PA-C, Demi Foster, APRN The well-known side effects of cortisone will not be listed here. We have a very extensive article listing recent research on cortisone side effects. Please see the Alternatives to cortisone shots. One side effect that we will touch on is that […]
Ibuprofen may not help rotator cuff tendinosis and it may make it worse
Ross Hauser, MD, Danielle Matias, PA-C, Demi Foster, APRN You do not have to be a scientist to understand this research. Ibuprofen does not help tendinosis. This research came from the University of Copenhagen and was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology in November 2017 (1). Highlights of research Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs […]