by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Feb 14, 2015
Mr. Jones (obviously not his real name) recently came in with his wife to discuss treatment options for his arthritic shoulder. I hadn’t seen him since last winter. We used the initial time catching up on how he had spent the previous year (traveling and...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Feb 8, 2015
You have pain on the side of your shoulder. It tends to hurt more with overhead activities. As far as you can recall, there was no traumatic injury that brought it on. If this sounds like you, then there is a good chance you have impingement syndrome. It is even...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 31, 2015
I recently took my younger son to a doctor’s visit. The look of fear and concern in his eyes was the same look I occasionally see in my patient’s eyes during their doctor’s visit. Granted my son is barely nine years old, but a doctors visit can be...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 27, 2015
Degenerative rotator cuff tears are common. When do they require surgery? When Is Rotator Cuff Surgery Recommended? For more information, you can read this panel discussion that discussed this very question. In it, you can see my viewpoint as well as...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 26, 2015
Torn labrum shoulder surgery can be very successful when used to treat symptomatic labral tears. Labral tears not causing symptoms do not require surgery. Therefore the key to treatment, and your shoulder specialist’s primary job, is to not only figure out if...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 20, 2015
Labral tear treatment isn’t necessarily difficult to institute if the diagnosis is known. The hard part is diagnosing a labral tear and determining if it is the cause of your symptoms. How is that done? First let’s clear up one common misconception: MRIs...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 2, 2015
Torn ACL recovery involves two stages. First is the initial recovery following your injury. Everyone, no matter their ultimate treatment, must get through this stage. The second stage is determined by the definitive treatment, either nonsurgical or surgical....
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Dec 31, 2014
In previous posts, I’ve discussed what an anterior cruciate ligament tear is, what causes one, the symptoms, how they are diagnosed, what anterior cruciate ligament surgery entails and what the recovery from this injury and surgery is like. I hope that this has...
