Rehabilitation
Your treatment plan may begin with rehabilitation, which helps you improve your abilities and reduce pain. You might benefit from:
- Occupational therapy – Teaches you how to regain the use of your arm for everyday tasks
- Physical therapy – Builds strength and flexibility with exercise, stretches and hands-on techniques
Injections
If you need an injection, your orthopedic surgeon may use ultrasound imaging to precisely guide the medicine to the right place, giving you more relief. Ask us about:
- Cortisone (steroid) injection – Reduces inflammation and pain with a higher dose of medication than you could take by mouth
- Hyaluronic acid injections – Use a natural lubricant to help a stiff joint move more easily
- Platelet-rich plasma injections – Deliver a high dose of platelets from your body to the site of an injury to speed up the healing process
You can receive injections in a clinic, so you don’t need to visit the hospital for treatment. That makes your care more affordable and convenient.
Surgical Care
If necessary, an orthopedic surgeon can:
- Replace an arthritic shoulder or elbow with a natural-feeling implant to give you more freedom of movement
- Repair a fracture
- Fix or rebuild a torn tendon or ligament, such as in Tommy John surgery or rotator cuff repair
- Repair a torn labrum to prevent shoulder dislocations
- Rebuild your AC joint to improve shoulder stability
Arthroscopy: Less Invasive Surgery
Your surgeon will make the smallest possible incisions, so you recover sooner. This approach may use an arthroscope—a thin tube with a light and camera that shows the inside of your joint. A type of minimally invasive surgery, arthroscopy is safer and causes less scarring than surgery that creates a long incision. You’ll likely go home the same day as your procedure.
Options for Your Convenience
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