Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain (Rotator cuff tear, Rotator cuff strain, ligament laxity, A/C separation, degenerative joint disease, arthritis, labral tear, dislocation, biceps tendonitis)
Shoulder pain due to rotator cuff tear, rotator cuff strain, ligament laxity, a/c separation, degenerative joint disease, arthritis, labral tear, dislocation, or biceps tendonitis can often be treated by appropriate non-steroidal injection treatments of
prolotherapy, prolozone, or
PRP (as bioactive plasma). Rather than just masking the pain as with cortisone injections, the regenerative injections of prolotherapy, prolozone, or PRP (as bioactive plasma) can actually heal the damaged tissues associated with prolotherapy, prolozone, or PRP (as bioactive plasma. Contact the osteopathic physicians at Aspen Integrative Medicine to find out if regenerative injections might be an effective alternative to cortisone injections or surgery.
Shoulder immobility (Shoulder impingement, Adhesive capsulitis)
Shoulder immobility due to shoulder impingement or adhesive capsulitis can be a debilitating condition. Patients often overdue physical therapy too soon or with too much movement leading to increased inflammation and sometimes long-term immobility. The osteopathic physicians and Aspen Integrative Medicine understand that patients with shoulder impingement or adhesive capsulitis must be treated gently and with careful, gradual increases in range of motion because the adhesive capsulitis is like tight plastic wrap around the joint capsule. Osteopathic physician Dr. John Hughes often employs a very simple, but specialized injection procedure called a shoulder hydroplasty to expand the capsule and relieve the pressure on the glenohumeral joint and allow it to move freely. For more information about this procedure, see
https://cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/September-2017/5101JFP_BriefReport.pdf