Shoulder Topics | Shoulder Clinic Sunshine Coast

Calcific tendonitis

Calcific tendinitis (CT) is a painful shoulder disorder characterised by either single or multiple deposits in the rotator cuff tendon or subacromial bursa.

Impingement

Shoulder impingement syndrome causes painful entrapment of soft tissue whenever they elevate the arm.

Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement

A reverse total shoulder replacement works better for people with arthritis and cuff tear at the same time.

Dislocations

This freedom of movement comes at a price, with the shoulder joint being the most commonly dislocated large joint in the body.

Rotator Cuff Tears

Tears of the main group of muscle-tendon units that surround the shoulder joint.

Frozen shoulder

Characterized by painful, gradual loss of active and passive shoulder motion resulting from fibrosis and contracture of the joint capsule.

SLAP Lesions

SLAP is an acronym that stands for Superior Labral tear from Anterior to Posterior

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