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Conditions · 12 explainedShoulder Conditions
Shoulder pain that lasts more than a few weeks usually has a specific cause we can name at the first visit. 
Conditions · 6 explainedKnee Conditions
Knees tell us a lot by how they hurt: a pop and swelling, a catch, or stiffness that built over years. 
Conditions · 5 explainedHip Conditions
Hip problems show up in the groin and thigh, not the side, and they fall into two very different groups. 
Conditions · 19 explainedHand, Wrist and Elbow Conditions
The hand is dense with tendons, nerves and small joints, so three hand surgeons see a wide range of problems every day. 
Conditions · 5 explainedFoot and Ankle Conditions
Everything below the knee is in scope, from a bunion that rules out your shoes to an ankle that keeps rolling. 
Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineRotator Cuff Tear
A tear in one of the four tendons that hold the shoulder in its socket and lift the arm. Common after fifty, and after a fall or hard pull at any age. 
Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineShoulder Impingement
Pinching of the rotator cuff and bursa between the ball of the shoulder and the bony roof above it, causing pain with reaching and overhead activity. 
Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineShoulder Instability
A shoulder that dislocates or slips partly out of the socket, usually after a first dislocation stretched the ligaments and tore the labrum. 
Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineShoulder Arthritis
Wear of the smooth cartilage lining the ball and socket of the shoulder, producing deep pain, grinding and progressive stiffness. 
Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineFrozen Shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis: thickening and tightening of the joint capsule that stiffens the shoulder and causes months of pain, often with no injury at all. Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineSLAP Tear
A tear of the top of the labrum where the biceps tendon anchors, common in throwers and after a fall on an outstretched arm. 
Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineAC Joint Injury
A sprain or separation of the joint where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade, usually from a fall onto the point of the shoulder. Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineBiceps Tendon Injury
Inflammation, fraying or tearing of the biceps tendon where it anchors inside the shoulder, often alongside rotator cuff or labral problems. Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineShoulder Bursitis
Inflammation of the fluid-filled cushion between the rotator cuff and the bony roof of the shoulder, causing pain with reaching and lying on that side. Shoulder · Shoulder and Sports MedicineShoulder Fractures
Breaks of the collarbone, the upper arm bone at the shoulder, or the shoulder blade, from falls and collisions. Many heal in a sling; some need fixation or replacement. 
