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• Advanced Treatments & Rehabilitation Approaches for Treating Scoliosis

  intervention for managing moderate curves for several decades. Its goals are to straighten the spine, align the pelvis and shoulders, eventually controlling the alignment of the entire body. It is recommended for part-time use (8-10 hours) or nighttime...

• Non-operative Bankart Lesion Treatment

  follow to help regain motion of the extremity. The unfortunate downside of this option is that individuals who dislocate a shoulder once are much more susceptible to future dislocations.

• Cervical Spine Fusion

  If shoulder, neck and arm pain are keeping you from living the healthy, active lifestyle you once had, it’s time to consider the possibility of cervical spine fusion. Spinal surgery can sound intimidating, but the infographic below might just change...

• Adam J. Money, MD

  Dr. Money is an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in shoulder and knee conditions. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University where he was a first team All-Ivy defensive back for the football team. He went on to receive...

• Charles L. Getz, MD

  Dr. Getz is the Division Chief of Shoulder & Elbow at Rothman Orthopaedics. Dr. Getz performed his surgical internship, completed residency training, and eventually became Chief Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

• Bradford S. Tucker, MD

  College of New Jersey and Ocean City and Absegami High Schools. His clinical interests include the injured athlete, shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears, patellafemoral disorders, knee ligament reconstruction including the ACL and MPFL, and...

• John P. Salvo, Jr., MD

  of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He specializes in sports injuries, knee ligament (ACL & PCL) reconstructions, meniscus tears, shoulder instability, rotator cuff repairs, and hip arthroscopy. As Director of the Hip Arthroscopy program at Rothman Orthopaedics,...

• Christopher C. Dodson, MD

  Physician for Bryn Athyn College, and served as a consultant for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His clinical interests include Shoulder Instability, ACL reconstruction, Rotator Cuff Tears, and Elbow Injuries in Overhead Athletes. Dr. Dodson has authored over...

• Luke S. Austin, MD

  Surgery. He is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and specializes in shoulder and elbow injuries. His focus is on arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery, joint replacement, and fracture care of the...

• Cervical Spondylosis

  small joints in the back of the neck). Clinically, several syndromes, both overlapping and distinct, are seen: neck and shoulder pain, suboccipital pain and headache, radicular symptoms, and cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). As disk degeneration...

• Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship

  Wrist, & Microvascular surgery, 1 month to Pediatric Hand surgery, and 2 months of elective rotation, which may include Shoulder & Elbow surgery. The core faculty members include RI Hand Surgeons: Dr Pedro Beredjiklian, Dr Asif Ilyas, Dr. Christopher...

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Musculoskeletal and Spine Fellowship

  with our physiatrists and sports medicine physicians, as well as with our orthopedic surgeons specializing in spine, shoulder, foot/ankle, and hip/knee. One to two days a week are spent learning interventional procedures. The primary procedures taught...

• Enjoy a Pain Free Holiday Season

  twisting the back. Use salt on driveways and sidewalks to melt ice that can cause slips and falls. Stretch – backbends and shoulder circles – before, during and after shoveling or lifting heavy objects. Guillama says that if someone experiences pain...

• Rothman Research Improving Patient Care

  According to Parvizi, research studies at Rothman cover nearly all areas of orthopaedics, including the hip, knee, spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist, foot, ankle and sports injuries. Findings from these studies are used to improve patient care and...

• Introducing the Rothman Specialty Hospital in Bucks County

  orthopaedic care Joint replacement surgery, including hip and knee replacement Spinal surgery Foot and ankle procedures Shoulder and elbow procedures Hand and wrist procedures Sports medicine management Pain management Cyber Knife “The Rothman Specialty...

• Non-operative Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment

  In the majority of cases of tendonitis, nonoperative treatment can provide sufficient pain relief while improving the shoulder function. However, if a tear is a result of an acute injury and is associated with inability to raise the arm or weakness,...

• Rotator Cuff Surgery

  be performed, then a traditional open surgical incision is required. In some extreme cases, where arthritis has developed,shoulder replacement surgery may be required.

• Non-operative Labral Tear Treatment

  Initially, treatment may include: Icing - Packs of ice applied to the shoulder area for twenty to thirty minutes, three to four times a day should relieve inflammation and pain. Medication - Anti-inflammatory medicines, such as ibuprofen, should also...

• Acromioplasty

  When shoulder surgery is prescribed, the surgical procedures used by physicians are intended to provide more room for the rotator cuff tendons. In this procedure, called subacromial decompression, the bone spurs that the tendon rubs against are simply...

• SLAP Lesion Tear Surgery

  out. The arthroscope and arthroscopic tools allow suture anchors to be placed in the bone and repair the labrum to the shoulder socket. This outpatient procedure requires a sling for upwards of 3 weeks and a progressive physical therapy program that may...