• Slow onset of severe stiffness & restriction of arm.
• Sometimes weakness due to complications like cuff tears.
Treatment : Initially physical therapy and exercises, sometimes shoulder injections are needed. Later the treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic Capsular Release & Acromioplasty) followed by rehab exercises.
SHOULDER INSTABILITY
• Repeated shoulder dislocations.
• Multiple instances of shoulder giving out or slipping out or looseness of joint.
• Shoulder pain sometimes.
Treatment : Treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic Labral Repair) followed by Rehab exercises.
ROTATOR CUFF TEAR
• Pain at rest and with activity.
• Pain at night, particularly if lying on side.
• Weakness and inability to lift arm.
Treatment : Treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair) followed by Rehab exercises.
ARTHRITIS
• Gradually increasing pain that is aggravated by activity.
• Restricted activities.
• Difficulty lifting arm.
• Pain at night especially at night during sleeping.
Treatment : Initial treatment is medicines, physical therapy but final treatment of choice is Total / Reverse Shoulder Replacement.