Shoulder Conditions Doctor
From reaching behind your back to swinging a golf club, the physical structures that make up your shoulder, including the upper arm bone (humerus), shoulder blade (scapula), and clavicle, provide both the stability and range of motion needed to perform simple and complex tasks with ease. The shoulder joint, a ball and socket joint, relies on muscles, tendons, and ligaments, including the rotator cuff tendons and biceps tendon, for support and movement. Injuries to the shoulder joints and shoulder conditions, such as rotator cuff tears, frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), degenerative joint disease, and other shoulder problems, can cause pain, discomfort, impaired mobility, and prevent you from doing the things you love.
To help alleviate shoulder pain and keep you Texas tough, M. Tyrrell Burrus, MD is a shoulder conditions specialist in Austin who specializes in the diagnosis, physical examination, and treatment of various shoulder injuries and chronic shoulder conditions, including: