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StemWave vs. Cortisone for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: What Actually Heals

If you’ve had a cortisone shot for shoulder pain, there’s a good chance it worked. For a while. Then the pain came back, maybe worse than before, and you found yourself wondering whether to get another one. The short answer is: probably not, and here’s why. What cortisone actually does Cortisone is an anti-inflammatory. It’s […]

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Rotator Cuff Tear: Do You Actually Need Surgery? What the Research Says

If you’ve been told you have a rotator cuff tear and surgery was presented as the obvious next step, it’s worth pausing before you book the OR. For the majority of rotator cuff tears, physical therapy produces outcomes comparable to surgery. Not slightly worse. Comparable. And PT doesn’t come with the recovery time, the cost,

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Why Your Knee Pain Keeps Coming Back (And What’s Actually Driving It)

The chain reaction Few Actually explain If you’ve been dealing with knee pain for more than a few weeks, there’s a good chance the knee isn’t the problem. Often, it’s the victim of a problem happening somewhere else. Your knee is sandwiched between your ankle and your hip. Both of those joints have to move

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