We are trained in the treatment and care of sports-related injuries and conditions such as torn ligaments, torn cartilage, joint instability, muscle weakness, sprains, fractures, and joint degradation due to arthritis. The demand we place on our joints can result in severe joint pain and discomfort, and joint replacement may be the only viable solution to permanently reducing or eliminating joint pain.

Of course a total joint replacement is a last resort if there is some integrity to the damaged joint. Regardless, our team of skilled shoulder and knee surgeons at Great Lakes Orthopedics in Canton will quickly diagnose the condition and then present you with available options in plain English. Annually in the United States, more than 13 million people seek medical care for shoulder problems.

As the most movable joint in the body, the shoulder can also be the most unstable. Unlike a true ball-and-socket joint, such as the hip, the shoulder sits like a golf ball on a tee, which makes it very dependent on the surrounding ligaments, muscles and tendons to hold it in place and stable. Given that the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket that holds it, the shoulder joint is easily injured.