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How Does Vitamin C Help Recovery From Shoulder Surgery?

500mg of vitamin C twice a day lowered post-surgical pain and may improve rotator cuff tendon healing.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How does Surgery Compare to Physical Therapy for Rotator Cuff Tears?

At two years the gap is modest. At ten years it is large — and 27% of the therapy group had crossed over to surgery.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How Does Nutrition Impact My Rotator Cuff Repair?

Vitamin C, vitamin D and protein each do specific work during tendon healing. Here is what and where to find them.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How Does Leucine Help Shoulder Surgery Recovery?

Leucine increases muscle synthesis by 2.5x and protects muscle during the immobilization that follows surgery.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How Do I Sleep After Shoulder Surgery?

A wedge pillow, a recliner or a purpose-made shoulder pillow — three approaches to sleeping after surgery.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How Do I Dress After Shoulder Surgery?

Loose clothing, front-button shirts and the right bra choice make dressing after surgery far easier.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How can you prevent infection after shoulder surgery?

A simple pre-surgery skin prep with benzoyl peroxide reduced C. acnes tenfold in published studies.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How Can I Speed Up My Recovery After Shoulder Surgery?

Four things that genuinely speed recovery after shoulder surgery — and most of them start before the operation.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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How Advances in Shoulder Surgery can put Tennis Players in their 50s and 60s Back on the Court

Almost 80% of middle-aged tennis players return to the court after rotator cuff surgery. Here is what changed.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Here is How Shoulder Pain Affects Quality of Life

Chronic shoulder pain affects sleep and mood as severely as heart failure or diabetes, by published measures.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Getting the Most Value Out of Your Shoulder Surgery

A review of 150,000 shoulder procedures found low-volume surgeons had a 4.4x mortality risk in shoulder replacement.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Getting Back on Course

Rosemary Harrington was back on the golf course five months after an outpatient reverse shoulder replacement.

Oregon Shoulder Institute

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