A new kind of shoulder joint replacement is ending pain and restoring movement to people thought to be untreatable 15 years ago. Reverse shoulder joint replacements — the installation of implants that ...

A device approved last year by the FDA is changing things up when it comes to shoulder replacements. The device, which is smaller and more flexible than the typical rod used in shoulder transplants, ...

Total shoulder arthroplasty is a procedure that replaces the shoulder with an artificial joint. The surgeon removes the ball of the shoulder and places a metal stem that goes into the arm bone, or ...

Question: I have been told I need a shoulder replacement. Do I have to have it done in a hospital? Answer: If you asked me this question five years ago, I would have to tell you that a hospitalization ...

Shoulder replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain and improve shoulder function, allowing patients to resume daily activities and improve their quality of life. Each year, ...

Navy and Vietnam veteran Bill Metcalfe took a hard fall while working on a roofing job and lay there gasping for air after he landed on his right side. “After a couple of minutes, I got up and was ...

further deterioration of your shoulder joint increased shoulder stiffness and weakness worsening pain, leading to greater reliance on other body parts (such as your back and other shoulder) bone ...

"Today" show co-host and weatherman Al Roker announced last week that he was about to undergo a total right shoulder replacement. Roker, 65, says that osteoarthritis pain that has not responded to ...

Dr. R. Michael Greiwe has developed what he calls a “game-changing” procedure that may revolutionize shoulder replacement surgery. As a Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine specialist for OrthoCincy, ...