Shoulder Pain Treatments – relieving pain and stiffness

Our shoulder joint is one with a wide range of versatile motion. It is also one of the most complicated of the joints in our body. Shoulder pain can be quite disturbing not just because of severity or discomfort caused due to the pain, but due to its effect on free mobility.

Shoulder disorders highly limit movement or mobility, thus interfering with our daily life activities. Shoulder pain treatment depends on the cause, intensity and duration of the pain involved.

Anatomy of shoulder

Our shoulder consists of a number of joints that connects the muscles and tendons, enabling a wide range of flexible motion. A ball and socket joint, it consists of three bones, namely humerus which is the long arm bone, clavicle also called collar bone and scapular better known as the shoulder blade. An irregularity occurring in the normal working of these or the associated cartilages are known to cause shoulder pain.

Causes of shoulder pain

Shoulder pain is commonly caused due to the following problems: -

• Instability which results in recurrent dislocation of the shoulder
• Tendon irregularities such as inflammations as in tendinitis or bursitis, tendon tears and so on
• Arthritis, mainly osteoarthritis which is usually found in aged patients due to wear and tear, rotator cuff tears and so on.
• Fractures or broken bones caused due to injuries from fall or accidents.
• Frozen shoulder which results in stiffness and pain

Shoulder pain treatments

Shoulder pain treatment is planned after diagnosis tests to ascertain its cause and intensity. The various diagnosis tests include physical examination, X-rays, MRI or CT scans, arthroscopy and so on.

The treatment methodology followed for shoulder pain includes medications for managing pain and inflammations caused due to the disorder. In cases where the pain is not manageable by medications, surgery is performed. Surgical procedures like arthroscopy, which is a minimally invasive surgical procedure helps in effective treatment of shoulder pain.

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Treating Knee Disorders with Knee Replacement Surgery

The inability to move as you wish is quite irritating and tends to affect the quality of your life. When knee pain and discomfort reaches to a point where you are not able to perform daily activities without having to battle pain, realise it’s time to get expert help. Knee replacement surgery is the most common joint surgery conducted today, across the globe.

Knee replacement surgery is often relied on when other treatment methods such as medication and physical therapy fails to bring the desired comfort. The surgery is carried out by removing the damaged part of the knee to replace it with a prosthesis made of inert metal or plastic. In case the whole knee is damaged, total knee replacement is done.

Scope of knee replacement surgery

Knee replacement surgery is carried out to overcome age related wear and tear, diseases associated with knee joints or to correct an injury or trauma to the knee caused by an accident. The different diseases that warrant knee replacement surgery are as follows: -

• Osteoarthritis – an age related condition caused due to wear and tear, it is one of the main reasons for knee replacement surgery.
• Rheumatoid arthritis – caused due to an immune system disorder leading to immune system attacking the cells of knee lining.
• Injuries to knee – torn ligaments and broken bones that can be very painful are treated with knee replacement surgery.
• Deformities – the surgery is used in cases of deformities such as bowed legs.

Types of knee replacement surgery

The different types of knee replacement surgery available today are as follows: -

• Partial knee replacement – here only the damaged part of the knee is replaced.
• Total knee replacement – the most commonly done surgery it replaces the whole knee with prosthesis.
• Kinematic knee replacement – an advanced and improved form of knee replacement surgery, it is highly successful in enabling free movement and curing pain. It was first designed and performed at Rathi Med Specialty Hospital.

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Do You Suffer From Severe Knee Pain?

If your knee is damaged by any injury, it becomes difficult to walk, run, and to do works. You feel pain when sitting or lying down. Due to damage and inflammation in the knees, it becomes difficult to bend or flex your knees.

Knee Replacement Surgery is the common solution that provides complete pain relief. This modern surgical procedure is also known as Knee Arthroplasty. Knee replacement surgery can be performed as partial or total knee replacement surgery.

Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement

In traditional knee replacement surgery a 15-20 cm long incision made in the center of the knee to access the joint. The surgery takes longer recovery time. Due to the long recovery, the patient feels pain and must depend on the walker. But in minimally invasive surgery an incision of length less than 10 cm used.

Benefits

• Shorter hospital stay
• Smaller incisions
• Limited blood loss
• Shorter rehabilitation periods
• Less perioperative pain

Unicompartmental Knee Replacement

In this procedure, the knee is divided into three compartments

1. the inside or medial compartment
2. the outside or lateral compartment
3. kneecap or the patellofemoral compartment

In unicompartmental knee replacement only the damaged compartment is replaced. Healthy bone and cartilage are left untouched.

Benefits

• Minimally invasive surgery
• If total knee replacement surgery is needed in future it becomes easier to revise it.
• Preserves healthy part of the knee.

Rathimed Specialty Hospital Chennai, provides best knee replacement surgery at affordable rates. It provides high-quality services to all patients and mainly focusses on artificial Joint Replacement Surgery of Hip & Knee.

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Who needs a Knee replacement surgery

In humans, a lot of large joints, which, like the complicated levers redistribute weight and ensure normal traffic. The knee is just such joints and accounts for the entire mass of the human body. That is why diseases that are associated with the knee, are in first place in trauma practice. 

First Knee replacement was done in 1968. Now it is an advanced surgical treatment which helps a lots of people who is straggling to complete there daily works.

Who needs a knee replacement?

Knee replacement is used in cases where the painful joint stiffness makes it difficult even the simplest movement, and other well-known medical facilities have been tried. Basically, these operations are performed in patients older than 50 years, with severe form of osteoarthritis.

What are the latest advances in surgery for the knee Replacement?

Minimally invasive surgery has radically altered the knee surgery, however, like many other areas of medicine. The key difference is that in minimally invasive surgery using special methods and tools to carry out complex operations without large incisions.

 Minimally invasive surgery to replace a knee joint requires a much smaller incision (7 to 11 centimeters), compared to traditional operation. A less invasive approach means less damaged tissues, as Doctor can run exactly between the fibers quadriceps muscle and tendon is not cut. Reducing pain, reduced recovery period, easing traffic due to the smaller amount of scar tissue after knee replacement - all to achieve minimally invasive surgery.

Currently, minimally invasive surgery is using all over the world.

What happens after surgery?

In normal case patient remains in the hospital after a knee replacement from three to five days. The vast majority of people who undergo such operations, significant improvements noticeable. They appear, as a rule, one month after surgery or later. The pain of a damaged joint, leaving as soon as a new sliding surface is formed during the operation.

After knee replacement patients try to stand and walk the next day. First, you can move around with the help of two parallel bars, then - relying on crutches, a walker or a cane until the knee will not be able to keep the total weight of your body. About six weeks later, most people can safely walk almost unaided. When power is restored muscle physiotherapy for who underwent knee replacement only limitation is people can’t running and jumping.

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Orthopedic Specialist in Chennai

In India the comparing to other nations here is a lot of people getting problems with Orthopedic diseases. It may related with the lifestyle of people or because of any accidents. Human musculo-skeletal system is very complicated. just a shake can make bigger problems. Mainly orthopedic diseases like Arthritis are wake up after the age of 40 and above. but now a days we seems it appears even in children.

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