What You'll Find on This Blog
Written by a Virginia shoulder specialist, the Tidewater Shoulder blog explores shoulder pain, rotator cuff tears, arthritis, and shoulder replacement. Among the subjects covered here are: controlling pain after shoulder surgery, wearing a sling following an operation, recovering from a Simple Shoulder Replacement, revision shoulder replacement when the first procedure fell short, the Simple Shoulder Replacement itself, and outpatient shoulder replacement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which subjects are covered on the Tidewater Shoulder blog?
Articles here center on shoulder conditions and their treatment — rotator cuff tears, shoulder arthritis, shoulder instability, and shoulder replacement — plus hands-on advice like managing pain after an operation and wearing a sling post-surgery.
Who authors the posts on this blog?
Entries appear under the author name lzpayne — the practice of Loel Z. Payne, M.D., an orthopaedic shoulder surgeon in Tidewater Virginia.
Which posts cover recovery after shoulder replacement?
A number of articles tackle this, among them "Recovery after a Simple Shoulder Replacement," "The Simple Shoulder Replacement," "Outpatient Shoulder Replacement," and "Revision Replacement - When things have not gone very well the first time."
Are postoperative instructions available on this site?
Yes. The Postop Instructions menu points to guidance for rotator cuff repair, labral/SLAP repair, Bankart/stabilization repair, shoulder fracture and open surgery, acromioplasty with distal clavicle excision, and total shoulder replacement.
How can I find a particular shoulder topic on the blog?
Type your subject into the Search field at the top of the blog feed, or scan the post list for articles on shoulder pain, rotator cuff tears, arthritis, and shoulder replacement.
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Whether you are preparing for shoulder surgery or simply looking for answers about ongoing shoulder pain, the articles collected here are meant to make each step easier to understand. Browse by topic or use the search field to jump straight to the guidance you need.