Shoulder Injuries and Disorders

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Questions and Answers about Shoulder Problems (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Overviews
• Rotator Cuff Injuries (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Shoulder Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Arthrography: (Joint X-Ray) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Shoulder Arthroscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Shoulder Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: Thermal Capsulorrhaphy (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Injections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Shoulder Joint Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Shoulder Replacement (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Shoulder Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Total Shoulder Replacement (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in

• Specific Conditions
• Arthritis of the Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Broken Collarbone (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Dislocated Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Frozen Shoulder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Rotator Cuff Injury (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Separated Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Shoulder Impingement (Bursitis, Tendinitis) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Shoulder Instability: When Your Shoulder "Goes Out" (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Prevention/Screening
• Rotator Cuff Exercises (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Taking Care of Your Shoulder (American Physical Therapy Association)

• Rehabilitation
• Exercising the Frozen Shoulder (McGraw-Hill Companies)
• Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What to Do about AC (Acromioclavicular) Joint Injuries (McGraw-Hill Companies)

• Related Issues
• Slide Show: Preventing Swimmer's Shoulder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• Manipulative Therapy for Patients with Shoulder Pain (American College of Physicians)

• Directories
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Member Directory (Arthroscopy Association of North America)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• Wrong Pitching Mechanics Can Force Little Leaguers to Throw Away More Than a Game (American Physical Therapy Association)