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From The Orthopedist’s Desk: Building Shoulder Muscles Safely

If you have had a shoulder injury, a focused conditioning exercise program can help you build up the muscles in your shoulder and allow you to get back to your normal activity level safely. Conditioning exercises help reduce pain and gradually strengthen, tone, and improve flexibility and stability in target muscles, improving overall health in the shoulder.… Read More

Why Is My Shoulder Pain Worse at Night?

There are basically three conditions that can cause shoulder pain to worsen at night: bursitis, tendonitis, and rotator cuff injuries. This is because the inflammation involved in each can pull on the shoulder joint, especially when the area is compressed (as when laying on your side in bed). This can make your shoulder feel stiff and painful.… Read More

Shoulder Pain: Will I Need Surgery?

Having shoulder pain is a very common condition and problem, as it affects one in every three people. Many people who are suffering with shoulder pain tend to have issues mostly with their rotator cuff, which is the group of four muscles that make up and support the shoulder joint. After an extensive evaluation of diagnostic tests (X-rays, MRI, physical exam, and a physical therapy evaluation), your orthopedic surgeon will give you a diagnosis, and the prescribe necessary treatment for your injury or condition.… Read More

Preventing Frozen Shoulder

Does your shoulder hurt or feel pinched when you reach overhead or lift directly to your side? Does your shoulder ache when you try to lean on it, or while sleeping? Does your shoulder hurt or stiffen up or become sore during or after you do repetitive activities such as lifting, swimming, throwing a ball, or swinging a tennis racquet or golf club?… Read More

OACM Welcomes Our New Providers

Continuing to grow to best serve the needs of our patients, Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland recently welcomed two new members to its team of orthopaedic professionals. Scott Adams, MD Scott Adams, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine, joined OACM in October 2012 in our Eldersburg location.… Read More

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Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland in Baltimore, Catonsville, Columbia and Eldersburg serves the nearby communities of Annapolis, Washington DC and Montgomery County. Our orthopedic surgeons, podiatrist, physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor, and physical therapists specialize in arthroscopic surgery, minimally invasive procedures, joint replacement, sports medicine, and onsite diagnostic imagery, outpatient surgery, and physical therapy rehabilitation providing pain relief from sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, foot pain, knee pain, hip replacement, shoulder impingement, cubital tunnel syndrome and more.