What is a Rotator Cuff Tear?A rotator cuff tear is a tearing of one or more of the four muscle tendon units that are responsible for moving and powering the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint has the greatest degree of mobility compared to all other joints of the body. Rotator cuff tears are commonly [...]
Pain in the ShoulderWhat is Normal Shoulder Anatomy?The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body. Normal shoulder anatomy is made up of muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bone that help facilitate the widest range of motion of any joint in the body. The shoulder blade (scapula) located posteriorly meets the [...]
What Causes Shoulder Arthritis?According to national health statistics from 2011, 50 million people in the US were diagnosed with arthritis. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, or “wear and tear” arthritis. Shoulder osteoarthritis is less common than osteoarthritis in the hip and knee joints, as the shoulder is not a weight bearing [...]
What is a Shoulder Dislocation?A shoulder dislocation is a common injury. It is commonly seen in athletes participating in contact sports, such as football and hockey. It is commonly caused by a fall and a hard landing on an outstretched arm. The ball at the top of the upper arm bone (head of the [...]
What is a Shoulder Fracture? A shoulder fracture is a break of one of the bones that make up the shoulder. Fractures are almost always due to an acute, traumatic injury. Most often, a shoulder fracture is caused by a fall, with someone landing directly on the shoulder or landing on one’s outstretched [...]
What is Shoulder Instability? The shoulder is comprised of three bones; the humerus (upper arm bone), scapula (shoulder blade), and the clavicle (collarbone). The top of the humerus bone (humeral head) joins the shoulder socket (the glenoid, which is part of the scapula) to form the shoulder joint (glenohumeral joint). The glenoid is [...]
What is a Broken Collarbone? A broken collarbone--or fractured clavicle--is an injury to the front (anterior) bone of the shoulder complex. Clavicle fractures are common, accounting for 5% of all bone fractures. Most breaks occur in the middle section of the clavicle bone. Occasionally, a fracture can occur at the end of the [...]
What is a Complex Knee Injury? The knee has four main ligaments that stabilize the knee: Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL), Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL), Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), and Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL). These ligaments work together to allow normal knee range of motion while also providing knee joint stability. A complex knee [...]
Patient Sunny pictured with her family. Sunny Carrington-Hahn is the Director of Imaging and Nurse Supervisors at Vail Health Hospital. She has lived in Vail, Colorado with her husband Erik and two children – Samantha and Nicolas – for two years. Prior to that, she grew up in Texas and lived in many other [...]
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by TV8’s Good Morning Vail at the 2019 GoPro Mountain Games. Watch my full interview- here
I was recently featured on Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery's podcast where I discussed shoulders, knees, and the importance of good nutrition. Be sure to give the podcast a listen- here
Jeremiah’s 1stPost-Surgery“14er”— Quandary’s Peak Jeremiah Couch is a hiking enthusiast and dude ranch (horse breeding farm) worker in Durango, CO. He was born to missionary parents in Ghana, South Africa and was raised in Ohio, before moving to Colorado. In the spring of 2018, Jeremiah was working for Vail Resorts. As an employee, he [...]
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“If you suffer this sort of injury Dr. Cunningham and his team are the people you want to see. They have preformed 1,000s of knee and shoulder surgeries, it’s what they do. The whole time they were supportive, realistic with recovery expectations and did phenomenal work. I hope to be just a one time customer but I can’t recommend them enough for those who suffer an injury like I did. Dr. Cunningham is one of the best knee and shoulder doctors in Vail.”
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