News Tagged ‘shoulder pain pumps

Magic’s Nelson plays just months after shoulder surgery

Last February, experts thought Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson was done for the season when he underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Recovery usually takes about six months, and over the past four months the Magic began inching toward the Finals. Now it seems, just four months post surgery, Nelson has stepped back into the game to help his team fight for the title against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Lawsuits seek more than $68 million from pain pump manufacturers

Nine people in Arizona who claim they were permanently injured by a medical device designed to deliver pain medication to the shoulder joint, are suing the makers of the device for more than $68 million, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.

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Shoulder pain pumps can result in lifetime disability

Post-Arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis, or PAGCL, is a debilitating and life altering shoulder associated with intra-articular pain pumps used in conjunction with arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

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