News Tagged ‘shoulder stiffness

Shoulder surgery decision weighs on Rockies’ Jeff Francis

jeff francis 150x150Denver Rockies starting pitcher Jeff Francis has been trying to ignore the aching pain in his , but what is causing him more pain is deciding whether to have shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum flap, according to the Denver Post.

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Pain pump malfunction saves officer’s right shoulder

When a 37-year-old canine officer injured both of her shoulders after a fall at work, she sought shoulder surgery to fix her injuries and to relieve the pain she suffered. Multiple procedures were performed on both shoulders, most of which I can’t even pronounce, and postoperative pain pumps were administered to both shoulders following the surgery.  The problems she suffered in the future were not something she had bargained for.

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Shoulder pain pumps can result in lifetime disability

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

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