Orthopedic surgery is the first step to regaining your mobility and strength, and relieving your pain, following a debilitating condition or injury. After your operation, it is in your best interest to commit to a healthy recovery in order to avoid complications and to enjoy the maximum benefits of your procedure. While your recuperation period
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From The Orthopedist’s Desk: Building Shoulder Muscles Safely
If you have had a shoulder injury, a focused conditioning exercise program can help you build up the muscles in your shoulder and allow you to get back to your normal activity level safely. Conditioning exercises help reduce pain and gradually strengthen, tone, and improve flexibility and stability in target muscles, improving overall health in
Read MoreWhy Is My Shoulder Pain Worse at Night?
There are basically three conditions that can cause shoulder pain to worsen at night: bursitis, tendonitis, and rotator cuff injuries. This is because the inflammation involved in each can pull on the shoulder joint, especially when the area is compressed (as when laying on your side in bed). This can make your shoulder feel stiff
Read MoreShoulder Pain: Will I Need Surgery?
Having shoulder pain is a very common condition and problem, as it affects one in every three people. Many people who are suffering with shoulder pain tend to have issues mostly with their rotator cuff, which is the group of four muscles that make up and support the shoulder joint. After an extensive evaluation of
Read MorePreventing Frozen Shoulder
Does your shoulder hurt or feel pinched when you reach overhead or lift directly to your side? Does your shoulder ache when you try to lean on it, or while sleeping? Does your shoulder hurt or stiffen up or become sore during or after you do repetitive activities such as lifting, swimming, throwing a ball,
Read MoreOACM Welcomes Our New Providers
Continuing to grow to best serve the needs of our patients, Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland recently welcomed two new members to its team of orthopaedic professionals. Scott Adams, MD Scott Adams, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine, joined OACM in October 2012 in our Eldersburg location. Dr. Adams has extensive
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