Los Angeles Shoulder Impingement

In Los Angeles, orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Thomas Vangsness, offers surgery and treatment options for Los Angeles shoulder impingement problems.

Frequently found in both young athletes and middle-aged adults, shoulder impingement is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain in Los Angeles. This injury comes from pressure on the rotator cuff (four muscles making up the shoulder) from part of the shoulder blade as the arm is being lifted.

What is Los Angeles Shoulder Impingement

In the shoulder, the acromion is the front edge of the shoulder blade. It sits over and in front of the head of the humerus and as the arm is lifted it rubs or "impinges" the surface of the rotator cuff. This causes pain and limited movement. In Los Angeles, shoulder impingement injuries are often found in athletes and adults who use their arms for overhead movements including baseball players, swimmers, tennis players and construction workers.

Depending on the injury, a partial tear in the rotator cuff may also cause shoulder impingement problems and sometimes pain may be due to a bursitis, inflammation of the bursa covering the rotator cuff. If conservative treatment such as physical therapy does not improve your condition or help relieve the pain, Dr. Vangsness may highly recommend surgery.

Shoulder impingement surgery in Los Angeles is designed to repair or tighten the capsule and ligaments that hold the shoulder in place. The procedure is done arthroscopically, a less invasive procedure offering a quicker return to full activity. In Los Angeles, Dr. Vangsness performs shoulder impingement surgery with a miniature lighted telescope (arthroscope) and very small instruments, allowing him to remove bone and soft tissue from the affected area.

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