One of the most common health problems people experience is shoulder pain. It’s frequently associated with rotator cuff tendonitis or impingement syndrome and always with a weakness of the rotator cuff tendons.

“Most people with rotator cuff tendonitis and impingement syndrome can be treated with anti-inflammatory medicines, rest and a strengthening program for the rotator cuff,” opines Stephen O’Connell, MD, a fellowship-trained, Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California.

In fact, Dr. O’Connell has six exercises to do at home. And they can be done in about the amount of time it takes to grab a morning cup of coffee!

In Quick Video Tip: Rotator Cuff “Home” Treatments – Dr. O’Connell discusses shoulder pain caused by rotator cuff problems. And he demonstrates six exercises that he claims are the best way to stay out of the shoulder surgeon’s office! He covers:

• Shoulder pain caused by rotator cuff problems
• Internal rotation exercise
• External and internal rotations
• Front, side and rear deltoids
• Shoulder shrug exercises

If you have shoulder pain caused by rotator cuff issues, Dr. O’Connell has good news for you. You may also find another Health Insights video blog post on this topic helpful – Quick Video Tip: Shoulder Pain and Rotator Cuff Treatment with Dr. Patrick St. Pierre The conservative home treatments he presents in this Quick Tip video can control the discomfort most of the time. More videos on a range of orthopedic topics, including the popular Quick Tip video series, are available in the Orthopedic Video Library. Great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library.

GREAT NEWS!

U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including these five in Orthopedics: Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Back Surgery and Orthopedics overall.

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