SHOWERS RAE BEKKA WILL PINPOINT
THOSE IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
>> MANY PEOPLE IGNORE SHOULDER
PAIN AND CONTINUE WITH NORMAL
SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, BUT THE
BAD NEWS IS THIS COULD MAKE
THINGS WORSE.
JOINING THUS MORNI ORTHOPEDIC
SURGEON TO TELL US WHEN IT IS
TIME TO GO SEE A DOCTOR AND
JOINED BY HIS LOVELY PATIENT
SUSAN SNEED.
DOC, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
YOU, I THINK SHOULDER PAIN AND
SHOULDER INJURIES ARE MORE
COMMON THAN PEOPLE THINK.
>>> ABSOLUTELY, SHOULDER IS A
WONDERFUL JOINT, HOWEVER, YOU
HAVE TO BALANCE THE ISSUES OF
STABILITY WITH STRENGTH.
IT ALLOWS FOR SIGNIFICANT RANGE
OF MOTION.
BUT THAT CORRESPONDS WITH RISK
OF INJURY.
BY PLAYING TENNIS OR LIFTING
WEIGHTS OR PLAYING SHUFFLE
BOARD, YOU CAN SUSTAIN AN INJURY
TO THE SHOULDER.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU
USE YOUR SHOULDER UNTIL YOU HURT
IT.
>> OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
>> A VITAL STRUCTURE IN THE BODY
THAT ALLOWS FOR POSITIONING OF
THE HAND IN SPACE.
ACTIVITIES THAT WE TAKE FOR
GRANTED SUCH AS FEEDING YOURSELF
OR PUTTING A PLATE ON A UPPER
LEVEL HOUSEHOLD.
THESE WILL IMPORTANT THINGS TO
REMAIN INDEPENDENT.
>> Vic: IT CAN PUT A DAMPER ON
YOUR LIFE.
YOU EXPERIENCED THIS FIRST HAND.
NO PUN INTENDED.
YOUR BIG INTO TENNIS.
LIKE TO STAY ACTIVE, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAD AN INJURY.
>> I HAVE HAD, MY LEFT SHOULDER
WAS IN HORRENDOUS PAIN.
I KEPT TAKING ADVIL AND MOW TRIN
THINKING I COULD JUST BEAR WITH
IT.
I HAD TO STOP PLAYING TENNIS
WHICH KILLED ME.
AND FINALLY DECIDED TO GO AHEAD
AND SEE Dr. BASALI AND HAS
BEEN AMAZING.
FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LIFT 34EU
ARM TO THE FIRST SHELF, EVEN.
I HAVE TOTAL RANGE OF MOTION.
IT IS AMAZING.
I HAVE BEEN OUT OF PAIN TWO DAYS
AFTE SURGERY AND JUST A
BEAUTIFUL THING.
>> Vic: GOOD, GOOD, TELL ME
WHAT YOU DID TO HER.
>> SH HAD STAGE ARTHRITIS AND
AS WE AGE THAT PROCESS IS
BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.
AND IN TERMS OF HER SITUATION
SHE HAD N STAGE ARTHRITIS WITH
IF LOOK AT MODELS AS WE PROGRESS
ACROSS, THESE AREAS OF THE
SHOULDERS ARE INDICATES THERE IS
DEGENERATION OF CARTILAGE.
THAT PROVIDES A FRICTIONLESS
ENVIRONMENT AND OVER TIME THAT
GOES AWAY AND WHEN YOU GET TO
THE POINT THERE IS NO COLLAGEN
LEFT.
CREATES POPPING, MOTION LOS,
ACTIVITIES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED
SUCH AS HYGIENE CARE.
THOSE NO LONGER BECOME AVAILABLE
TO THE PERSON SO WE DID AN
ARTIFICIAL JOINT REPLACEMENT FOR
HER SHOULDER, WHICH IS NOW
RENDERED HER PAIN-FREE AND THE
ABILITY TO PLAY TENNIS AGAIN.
>> Vic: HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH.
HERE IS THE BIG QUESTION.
PEOPLE AT HOME ARE WATCHING.
I'M SURE A LOT OF THEM HAVE
SHOULDER PEAN, WHEN DO YOU NEED
TO GET AN EXPERT INVOLVED?
TIMES ARE TOUGH, SOMETIMES IT IS
TOUGH TO GET A BUDGET AND PEOPLE
ARE WORRIED ABOUT SPENDING TOO
MUCH MONEY, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU
CAN'T HAVE THAT ISSUE JUST
DELETE S.
>>> MECHANICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS
CLICKING AND POPPING.
PAIN THAT INTENSIFIES WITH RANGE
OF MOTION OR ACTIVITY, STIFFNESS
OR A LOSS OF MOTION, WEAKNESS
AND NUMBNESS AND THINGLING ARE
SOME THINGS THAT SHOULD DIRECT
PEOPLE TO SEEK CARE YF YOU CAN
GET A CONSULTATION AND JOI ONE
OF THE BIGGER PLAYERS IN TOWN.
WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE WITH THESE
TYPE OF SURGERY?
>> SO IT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
ON THE INSURANCE SIDE OF THINGS
WE HAVE FOLKS IN ORGANIZATION
THAT ARE EXPERTS IN THE AREA.
BUT IN GENERAL IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING THESE CONDITIONS, WE
TRY SIMPLE THINGS FIRST.
WE TRY ACTIVITY MODIFICATION,
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MODIFICATION.
SURGERY IS THE LAST TREATMENT
OPTION RE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY INSURANCE
REALLY SHOULDN'T PREP VENT YOU
FROM SEEKING CARE.
THERE ARE MEANS TO ADDRESS THAT.
ABSOLUTELY AND YOUR LIFE IS TEN
TIMES BETTER NOW.
>> I COULDN'T SLEEP, I COULDN'T
DO ANYTHING.
>> Vic: I WOULD CHANG YOU TO A
MATCH OF TENNIS BUT I'M WORRIED
YOU MIGHT SHOW ME UP.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO START AGAIN.
>> Vic: GREAT, THANK YOU FOR
COMING ON.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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