What Shoulder conditions does Dr. Burns Treat? 

Dr. Burns treats the following shoulder conditions: 

• Rotator cuff tear

• Rotator cuff tendinitis

• Shoulder impingement

• Shoulder labral tear, SLAP tear

• Biceps tendinitis 

• Glenohumeral (shoulder) arthritis

• AC joint arthritis 

• AC joint sprain

• Overuse injuries of the shoulder 

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What types of treatments does Dr. Burns offer for the shoulder? 

Dr. Burns offers the following non-surgical treatments for shoulder pain: 

• Detailed physical therapy prescription and coordination 

• Guidance of activity modification 

• Musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluations 

• Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injections (shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tendinitis, partial thickness rotator cuff tear, glenohumeral arthritis, AC joint arthritis, distal clavical osteolysis). 

• Platelet-rich plasma injection with ultrasound-guidance (shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tear, SLAP tear, biceps tendinopathy, glenohumeral arthritis, AC joint arthritis)

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When to refer a patient to Dr. Timothy Burns for Shoulder pain? 

Consider scheduling an appointment or making a referral with Dr. Timothy Burns for any patient with acute shoulder pain, slow onset shoulder pain not improving with rest and over-the-counter treatments or any case where the cause is unclear. 

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