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Orthopedic care for a shoulder injury

Signs of serious shoulder injury can include pain, stiffness, weakness, and difficulty moving the joint. It may also feel like your shoulder can slide out of the socket or "pop out." Most shoulder problems involve muscles, ligaments, and tendons, but these injuries may need as much rehabilitation and treatment as a broken bone.

It is best to seek care from an orthopedic surgeon to regain full function of your shoulder after an injury. Early diagnosis often leads to better outcomes, with treatment options including exercises, anti-inflammatory medication, and, in some cases, surgery. 

What causes shoulder injuries and conditions?

Shoulder injuries are most often caused by falls but can also occur with sports activities that involve repetitive motion, like swimming, tennis, pitching, and weightlifting. Arthritis of the shoulder, dislocations, and rotator cuff tears are common causes of shoulder pain. Dull pain, arm weakness, and limited motion are signs to seek care.

Services

Biceps Tendon Repair (Distal)

Biceps Tendon Repair (Distal)

Surgery for a distal biceps tendon tear repairs a tendon that is torn near the elbow. The distal biceps tendon connects the biceps muscle to the elbow bone.

Clavicle Fracture ORIF/Repair

Clavicle Fracture ORIF/Repair

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to stabilize and heal a broken collarbone (clavicle). During an open reduction, orthopedic surgeons reposition your bone pieces surgically back into their correct alignment. Internal fixation is the method of physically reconnecting the bones using special screws, plates, wires, or nails to position the bones correctly. 

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Labral Repair

Labral Repair

Labral repair surgery is a procedure used to reverse damage to the labrum, or cartilage, in the shoulder.

Rotator Cuff Repair

Rotator Cuff Repair

The rotator cuff is made up of muscles and tendons that hold the shoulder in place, that allows you to lift your arm and reach up. A rotator cuff tear involves 1 or more rotator cuff tendons becoming inflamed and torn from overuse, aging, a fall on an outstretched hand, or a collision.

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Shoulder Arthroscopy

Shoulder Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery (it doesn't need a large incision) that offers faster recovery and less pain than open surgery. Arthroscopy is used to look inside a joint with the use of a scope (arthroscope) to inspect and possibly repair the inside of the shoulder.

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Shoulder Replacement

Shoulder Replacement

Shoulder replacement surgery removes diseased or damaged bone in the shoulder and replaces it with an artificial joint.

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Conditions

Arthritis

Arthritis

Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases are characterized by pain, swelling, and limited movement in joints and connective tissues in the body.

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Biceps Tendon Rupture (Distal)

Biceps Tendon Rupture (Distal)

A distal biceps tendon rupture causes pain and swelling near the elbow that subsides a couple weeks after injury. A rupture may also cause bruising on the forearm and elbow.

Clavicle Fracture

Clavicle Fracture

The clavicle is a long thin bone located between your ribcage (sternum) and the shoulder blade (scapula), and is the bone that connects the arm to the body. It is also called the collarbone. Different kinds of injury can damage this bone, causing it to break (fracture) into 2 or more pieces. Most often, this happens along the middle of the bone, but in some cases the bone breaks near where it attaches to the ribcage or to the shoulder blade.

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Frozen Shoulder

Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a painful condition that usually results in decreased range of motion of the shoulder joint, and may develop gradually or suddenly and severely.

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Labral Tear

Labral Tear

The labrum is a piece of fibrocartilage (rubbery tissue) attached to the rim of the shoulder socket that helps keep the ball of the joint in place. When this cartilage is torn, it is called a labral tear.

Rotator Cuff Tear

Rotator Cuff Tear

The rotator cuff is made up of muscles and tendons that hold the shoulder in place, that allows you to lift your arm and reach up. A rotator cuff tear involves 1 or more rotator cuff tendons becoming inflamed and torn from overuse, aging, a fall on an outstretched hand, or a collision.

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Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder dislocation is often caused by a major force that separates your shoulder joint's ball (the top rounded part of your upper arm bone) from your joint's socket (glenoid). Treatment may include rehab, limiting movement, or surgery, if nonsurgical methods don't restore stability.

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Subacromial Impingement/Bursitis

Subacromial Impingement/Bursitis

Bursitis is an inflammation of a closed sac of fluid located near the joints called a bursa, and is typically caused by repetitive overhead activities and minor trauma such as falls. When the bursa becomes inflamed, it causes joint pain and swelling.

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Locations & Providers

  • ARC Cedar Park Building B
    801 East Whitestone Boulevard
    Building B
    Cedar Park, TX 78613
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    • Matthew D. Driscoll, MD
      Matthew Driscoll
      Matthew D. Driscoll, MD
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.8

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 0 - 99

    • Daniel D. Piligian, PA-C
      Daniel Piligian, PA-C
      Daniel D. Piligian, PA-C
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports MedicineNon-surgical Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine
      4.9

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 12 - 99

  • ARC Far West
    6835 Austin Center Boulevard
    Austin, TX 78731
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    • Jeffrey R. Padalecki, MD
      Jeffrey Padalecki, MD
      Jeffrey R. Padalecki, MD
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.8

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 0 - 99

  • ARC Medical Park Tower Orthopedics
    1301 West 38th Street
    Suite 102
    Austin, TX 78705
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    • Matthew D. Driscoll, MD
      Matthew Driscoll
      Matthew D. Driscoll, MD
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.8

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 0 - 99

    • Jenna L. Kavanaugh, MPAS, PA-C
      Jenna Kavanaugh
      Jenna L. Kavanaugh, MPAS, PA-C
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.9

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 16 - 99

    • Jeffrey R. Padalecki, MD
      Jeffrey Padalecki, MD
      Jeffrey R. Padalecki, MD
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.8

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 0 - 99

    • Daniel D. Piligian, PA-C
      Daniel Piligian, PA-C
      Daniel D. Piligian, PA-C
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports MedicineNon-surgical Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine
      4.9

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 12 - 99

  • ARC Round Rock
    940 Hesters Crossing Road
    Round Rock, TX 78681
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    • Matthew D. Driscoll, MD
      Matthew Driscoll
      Matthew D. Driscoll, MD
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.8

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 0 - 99

    • Daniel D. Piligian, PA-C
      Daniel Piligian, PA-C
      Daniel D. Piligian, PA-C
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports MedicineNon-surgical Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine
      4.9

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 12 - 99

  • ARC Southwest
    1807 West Slaughter Lane
    Suite 490
    Austin, TX 78748
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    • Jeffrey R. Padalecki, MD
      Jeffrey Padalecki, MD
      Jeffrey R. Padalecki, MD
      Orthopedics Hip CareKnee CareShoulder CareSports Medicine
      4.8

      Accepting new patients Ages Seen: 0 - 99

Resources

ARC Orthopedic Health Library

Orthopedic health and wellness resources to help provide additional information on common Orthopedic disorders or conditions.

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