Category: Shoulder Pain

Scoping the shoulder (arthroscopy) for an impingement  syndrome is responsible for up to 70% of all shoulder problems. A study in the past showed that the scientific clinical evidence in favor of this type of shoulder surgery is scarce. This study compared performing the real surgery against a fake/placebo surgery.  They found that the differences…

This is a video of a Physical Therapist Assistant talking about his experience with getting Trigenics® treatment for his frozen shoulder. WATCH VIDEO Dr. Broussard offers Trigenics® treatments here in Lubbock for shoulder problems. If this offer is still going on, click www.LubbockShoulderPainSolutions.com for an offer Dr. Broussard created for those who are reading this page.  

This study discusses a technique called hydraulic distension for frozen shoulder.  What is hydraulic distension?  The technique involves inserting a needle into the front of the shoulder joint and injecting lidocaine, a numbning agent, triamcinolone, which is a steroid, and then about 40 ml of chilled saline solution forcibly injected into the joint space. This…

Frozen shoulder can be a very painful experience. It makes your shoulder painful when reaching for your clothes or combing your hair. It is painful while trying to lift just about anything. In this video, we will learn 5 most effective frozen shoulder exercises to cure frozen shoulder pain. [Watch Video Here]

Highlights Of patients with type 1 diabetes for ≥45 years, 59% had frozen shoulder, with 73% affected bilaterally. Patients with painful frozen shoulder had highest disability and least shoulder mobility. High glycemic index was associated with severe disability and restricted shoulder mobility. Author: Niels Gunnar Juel, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation August 2017 Volume…

The wide use of corticosteroid injections into the subacromial space for symptomatic rotator cuff tendinosis may be attributable to habit or an incentive to satisfy the patient with a “quick fix” rather than discuss other options such as physiotherapy and exercise. This 2016 meta-analysis found corticosteroid injections provide, at best – minimal transient pain relief…

This is Brad’s response to his 1st treatment using Trigenics®.

This review found a lack of evidence to support the long-running notion that frozen shoulder is a self-limiting condition with identifiable stages of progression (painful, stiff and recovery phases) and complete resolution of symptoms, even without treatment. The proposed timing of this progression – slower gains in the beginning and faster ones at the end…