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Just when you’re finally ready to retire and spend more time on the golf course, AC joint arthritis can flare up and make it too difficult to swing a nine-iron. Acromioclavicular arthritis—most often referred to as AC joint arthritis—is...

Spring break for college students often means taking trips for fun in the sun, but that wasn’t the plan for one hardworking elite student-athlete. This year, Josh H., a 20-year-old IU student, spent mid-March training on a track for his...

If you’re dealing with a shoulder that hurts, even after trying remedies like rest, ice, and over-the-counter medications, it may be time to see an experienced doctor for shoulder pain. In this blog article, we’ll discuss how to prepare...

Imagine your shoulder feeling like it’s fixed in place. That immovable sensation is one of the symptoms often reported by the 4% of Americans battling frozen shoulders, a condition that causes severe shoulder pain, stiffness, and disability. We use...

Dr. F. Thomas D. Kaplan, the Fellowship Director at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, is the first surgeon in the Indiana to perform patient-specific reverse total shoulder replacement surgery. The surgery is first planned prior to the day...