Illustration showing the anatomy of the elbow The biceps muscle of your arm has two tendons that come off the top end of the muscle and attach to different parts of the scapula and then then one tendon at the bottom end that attaches down near the elbow onto the radius bone [...]
Studies show osteoarthritis is the most frequent cause of physical disability among older adults, affecting more than 20 million Americans. In osteoarthritis, there is a gradual loss of the coating or articular cartilage in our joints. Although there is a mechanical wear and tear component (such as obesity and meniscus tears), it is now known [...]
If you’re a sports fan like me, you have seen the number of knee dislocations rise over the last couple of years in all sports. Knee dislocations often occur from direct impact from an opposing object to the knee. In sports such as football, contact with the knee from opposing objects or player, is [...]
The physician assistant (PA) profession first began in 1965, and has flourished, and growing every year since. Physician assistants are medical professionals trained in general medicine with the option for working and specializing in a specific field. Often, people have a misunderstanding about what exactly we do. A common question we receive is “So [...]
Life of an Athletic Trainer in the NFL by Richard Williams, ATC, OTC Richard Williams is an athletic trainer who recently joined my team at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics. He works with me both in the office and in surgery and we are happy to have him. Pretty cool that he has a Super Bowl Ring [...]
I recently saw a 32 year old male patient in the office who said he was weight lifting when he felt a tearing sensation and had immediate pain and later bruising and swelling in his chest wall and arm pit area. Furthermore, when he flexed his chest musculature, there was an obvious deformity. He [...]
Residents and visitors to the Vail Valley like to play hard, whether it be tracking one's vertical feet on a powder day or participating in the Vail Hill Climb. I think it is great to be active and push one's limits beyond what we might have thought ourselves capable of. As we get older, [...]
With summer here, patients are out enjoying activities such as golf, paddling on the river, tennis and fly fishing. I often see patients in the office who present with shoulder pain after participating in these sorts of overhead activities. Typically patients do not report a particular injury but just notice that the shoulder pain [...]
Today in the office, I saw an 18 year old football player from Buena Vista, Colorado. He was participating in a pre-season football training camp and suffered a first time shoulder dislocation while tackling another player. He plays on both the offensive and defensive lines for his high school, and he is one of [...]
It’s hard to imagine suddenly losing sensation or muscle function or having extreme nerve pain occur without reason. Unfortunately, some nerve injuries or nerve abnormalities can happen without warning. Nerve palsies are rare but can be debilitating. Generally, nerves are injured due to a specific incident, such as a fracture or dislocation. However, nerve [...]
Mother Nature has called for one more snowy blast in Eagle and Summit Counties. While Arapahoe Basin continues to reap the benefits of persistent snow accumulation for our ski and snowboard enthusiasts, the majority of Colorado ski resorts have shut down their lifts for the winter season. In an area world renowned for winter [...]
Patellar instability and dislocations can plague both children and adults alike. The patella (kneecap) connects the muscles of the thigh to the tibia (shin bone). The patella should sits within a groove (trochlea) at the end of the thigh bone (femur). As the knee bends and straightens with sitting and standing, the patella should [...]
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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.”
– Ryan B.
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