"I like to think of the shoulder joint kind of like a basketball on a dish." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, explains the nature of the shoulder joint and compares it to a traditional ball-and-cup joint like the hip.
"The best method of prevention is really to eat right and exercise." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, reviews the best ways to go about preventing a shoulder injury without compromising your active lifestyle.
"There are certain parts of the rotator cuff that don't get very good blood supply. So because of that patients are more prone to getting injuries in the shoulder." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, explains why shoulder injuries are so common today and delves into rotator cuff injuries due to bone spurs.
"This scope is attached to a screen and I'll just watch the screen as I'm doing the surgery." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, explains arthroscopic shoulder surgery, a relatively new minimally-invasive technique.
"Steroid injections, when properly indicated, should be used." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, reviews many treatment options he recommends for shoulder injuries including, cold packs, hot packs, and steroid injections.
"The earlier you start physical therapy, the quicker you're going to get better." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, speaks about his recommendation for a recovery schedule. Stretching first, strengthening second.
"Patients are usually very pleasantly surprised at how much pain they have to put up with." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, explains how pain is subjective and varies from patient to patient but shares many methods he uses to alleviate pain after surgery.
"Studies have shown that patients who watch a video do better after surgery." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, talks about how patients can ease their surgery and recovery from surgery by proper preparation going into surgery.
"There's many different disorders in the shoulder and depending on what their age is, what their medical history is, and what kind of difficulties they have, we formulate a plan." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, reviews the signals that give away a shoulder injury and explains the usefulness of the MRI.
"One must do, in my opinion, at least 50 to 100 arthroscopic shoulder procedures a year." Dr Armin Tehrany, Orthopedic surgeon of Mount Sinai Hospital, goes into the factors that make a shoulder specialist good or not.