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  • Seven exercises for shoulder arthritis

    Seven exercises for shoulder arthritis

    Arthritis can affect any joint in the body, including the shoulder joints. Performing specific exercises on a regular basis can help relieve the symptoms of arthritis, which include pain and swelling.

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  • Medicine Balls: Exercise Tools That Add Fun to Fitness

    Medicine Balls: Exercise Tools That Add Fun to Fitness

    Medicine balls come in a variety of sizes, from tennis- to basketball-size, and from 1 to 50 pounds and up. For solo exercises, you might like one with handles.

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  • What You Need to Know about Shoulder Instability and Bracing

    What You Need to Know about Shoulder Instability and Bracing

    The shoulder joint is one of the most mobile joints in the body and as a result is one of the most commonly dislocated. Young athletes participating in football and other contact or collision sports are particularly prone to experiencing a shoulder dislocation.

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  • Slap Tears

    Slap Tears

    The superior labral tear was first described in throwing athletes by Dr. James Andrews in 1985. In 1990, Dr. Stephen Snyder coined the term "SLAP" lesion (Superior Labrum, Anterior and Posterior) and the diagnosis and treatment of SLAP lesions from there has grown exponentially.

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  • Shoulder Replacement Does Not Mean Goodbye to Sports

    Shoulder Replacement Does Not Mean Goodbye to Sports

    Shoulder replacement surgery has dramatically increased over the past few decades, today nearly 53,000 shoulder replacement surgeries are performed annually in the United States. The substantial rise can be attributed to the procedure’s success rate with most patients (as high as 92%) describing their shoulder as "better," with the majority of patients pleased with their overall daily quality of life following surgery.

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Useful Links

  • The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Medical Society of Virginia
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • mid atlantic shoulder elbow society
  • mclean high school
  • STOP Sports Injuries
  • Aligned Orthopedic Partners
  • Orthobethesda