Dr. Spencer and the team at the Shoulder and Elbow Center are thrilled to announce the latest of our research efforts being published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery! Working with Dr. Grant Garrigues at Rush Orthopedics and Dr. Ryan Quigley at Sacramento Medical Center, our team has
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BULLSEYE!
Patients frequently present to our clinic with a lot of anxiety and worry about pain following their shoulder surgery. While there is certainly a wide range of responses to surgery, we commonly find that many of our patients complain of very little pain following their surgeries. There are almost 500,000
Continue readingThe Shoulder and Elbow Center- Championship Treatment
The staff at the Shoulder and Elbow center are incredibly excited to share that one of our patients recently captured his SECOND B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series victory. Jim had a total shoulder arthroplasty with Dr. Spencer earlier this year, and his victory offers a unique opportunity to address returning to
Continue readingSpreading the Love- Dr. Spencer Speaks at the Shoulder and Elbow Society Meeting
Dr. Spencer recently participated in an event for the American Shoulder and Elbow Society Foundation at the Musician’s Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN. The event served to raise awareness on the recent innovations in shoulder and elbow care. In preparation for the event, our team assembled a video of
Continue readingA Note from Dr. Spencer on Instability
Posterior instability (instability where the shoulder dislocates or partially dislocates backwards) is not as common as anterior instability were the shoulder dislocates towards the front. Anterior instability is usually secondary to a traumatic event where is posterior instability is frequently associated with repetitive loading. Repetitive loading is common in sports-
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