Do you have limited mobility, pain or soreness in your shoulder? Find out about non-surgical and surgical treatment options. By Ari Youderian, MD, Orthopedic Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
You are probably aware that hip fractures are the most common injuries for seniors. But, did you know that shoulder fractures and dislocations are also extremely common among this age group? Considered the most mobile joint in the body, the shoulder can be thought of like a ball that sits on a golf tee. It consists of the round head of the humerus or upper arm bone that sits on a relatively flat socket known as the glenoid. The rotator cuff and deltoid muscle work together to rotate the ball for mobility and keep it in place. Any damage to the ball or the rotator cuff, in particular, can result in decreased, even zero, mobility and severe pain. As an orthopedic surgeon, I see patients of all ages, but a growing number are those …
