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Paul Monaro

Feb 17, 20206 min read

Shoulder - SC Joint Case History Pt1

‘Matt’ is a 16 year old rugby league player, who while making a tackle fell onto his anterior left shoulder. He had immediate pain and...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 16, 20203 min read

Shoulder - Scapular Dysfunction Downward Rotation

There are many possible contributing factors to shoulder pain. These include muscle imbalances, rotator cuff weakness, overuse...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 16, 20202 min read

Shoulder - SC Joint Case History Pt 2

I wrote some time ago about ‘Matt’, who at the time was a 16 year old rugby league player. You will recall he had suffered a posterior...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 15, 20203 min read

Shoulder - Scapular Dysfunction Snapping Scapula

This condition is poorly understood, and often missed clinically. While the literature generally lists snapping scapula as rare, more...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 14, 20203 min read

Shoulder - Overhead Sports Case History Suprascapular

Mr ‘S’ had CABG surgery in July 2013, and soon after developed pain in his left posterior shoulder. This was initially put down to...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 13, 20202 min read

Frozen Shoulder - Summary

A few years ago I attended a lecture on frozen shoulder (FS) where the speaker reported promising results with hydrodilitation as a...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 13, 202010 min read

Frozen Shoulder - Literature Review

As a follow-up on my article ‘Hydrodilatation’ for frozen shoulder, I have completed a basic review of the relevant up to date...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 13, 20203 min read

Shoulder - Conservative Management of Anterior Shoulder Disclocation

After acute or recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation, operative stabilisation is usually recommended, particularly in young and...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 13, 20203 min read

Shoulder - Instability

The vast majority of shoulder dislocations are anterior (or antero-inferior). The mechanism of injury is usually excessive abduction...

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