Tennis elbow treatment

1. What is tennis elbow? 2. Tennis elbow treatment 3. Tennis elbow surgery 4. Elbow pain – advice for tennis players Rest As described in my previous article, tennis elbow is essentially an overuse injury, so the first line of treatment is obvious: break the vicious circle and give the tendon a chance to heal. This is […]

Rotator cuff repair

1.The rotator cuff and subacromial impingement 2.Rotator cuff tears 3. Rotator cuff repair 4. Arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) The challenge of rotator cuff repair surgery When the rotator cuff tears, it usually pulls away from the bone in a degenerate part of the tendon.  This most commonly affects the supraspinatus tendon.  The challenge for the surgeon […]

Rotator cuff tears

1. The rotator cuff and subacromial impingement  2. Rotator cuff tears 3. Rotator cuff repair 4. Arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) Why do rotator cuff tears happen? The underlying cause of most rotator cuff tears is tendinopathy.  This is the degeneration or wear and tear which occurs in our tendons as we get older.  The tear […]