Briefings
- The First Time I Reached a High Shelf Again After a Shoulder Replacement
June 13, 2026
The milestone that told me my reverse shoulder replacement had worked: reaching a high shelf without bracing for pain, and when that forward reach came back.
- Shoulder Replacement Myths and Facts: What Patients Get Told and What Is True
June 11, 2026
Common shoulder replacement myths sorted from fact: it does not last forever, you can still lift, and a reverse replacement is not the lesser operation.
- Shoulder Replacement Abroad: What to Consider Before You Fly
June 8, 2026
Judge the surgeon, not the country. What travelling abroad for a shoulder replacement costs you in follow-up, physiotherapy and revision once you fly home.
- Range of Motion After Shoulder Replacement: Realistic Reach and Rotation
June 5, 2026
How much movement comes back after a shoulder replacement: realistic reach and rotation, and why the cuff and the type of replacement set the ceiling.
- Going Back to Work After Shoulder Replacement: Driving, the Desk and the Lifting Question
June 3, 2026
When you can go back to work after shoulder replacement: desk work from 2 to 6 weeks, driving around 6 weeks, and heavier or overhead jobs at 3 to 6 months.
- Choosing a Shoulder Replacement Surgeon: Specialist Training, Volume and Track Record
June 1, 2026
How to choose a shoulder replacement surgeon: specialist training, the volume of shoulders they do, registry outcomes, and an honest revision policy.
- Stemless Shoulder Replacement: Bone Stock, Candidacy and How It Compares to a Stemmed Implant
May 29, 2026
How a stemless shoulder replacement fixes the ball to the bone surface rather than a stem, who it suits, and the bone it saves versus a stemmed implant.
- The Shoulder Pain That Stopped Me Sleeping: How I Knew It Was Time
May 29, 2026
Shoulder pain bad enough to wreck sleep is the commonest reason people reach a replacement. What the night pain meant, what I tried first, and how I decided.
- Shoulder Replacement vs Rotator Cuff Repair: Repairing the Tendon or Replacing the Joint
May 27, 2026
Shoulder replacement versus rotator cuff repair: why one fixes a torn tendon and the other replaces a worn joint, and which problem each actually treats.
- Shoulder Replacement vs Resurfacing: Capping the Ball or Replacing It, and Who Each Suits
May 24, 2026
How shoulder resurfacing and replacement differ: capping the ball vs replacing it, the bone-stock case, the socket catch, and which suits a younger shoulder.
- Shoulder Replacement at What Age: Timing, Waiting, and the Revision Maths
May 22, 2026
Is there a right age for a shoulder replacement? Why the pain and the rotator cuff decide the timing, not your birthday, and how age shapes the revision maths.
- Shoulder Arthritis and Replacement: Types, When Surgery Is Needed, and Which Operation
May 21, 2026
How shoulder arthritis leads to replacement: the types, when surgery earns its place after injections and physio fail, and which operation the cuff decides.
- Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy and Reverse Shoulder Replacement: Why the Cuff Decides
May 18, 2026
Rotator cuff tear arthropathy explained: why an irreparable cuff plus arthritis points to a reverse shoulder replacement rather than an anatomic total.
- My Shoulder Replacement Recovery, Honestly: The Sling Weeks Nobody Describes
May 16, 2026
The sling weeks are the hard part. Here is what my reverse shoulder replacement recovery actually felt like, week by week and honestly.
- Is a Shoulder Replacement Worth It? Weighing the Pros and Cons
May 15, 2026
Is a shoulder replacement worth it? A patient's weigh-up from the other side: the pain relief and movement you gain, what you give up, and who it suits.
- Am I a Candidate for Shoulder Replacement? Pain, Imaging, Health and the Rotator Cuff
May 13, 2026
Good shoulder replacement candidates have pain that limits sleep and daily life, imaging that matches it, and a rotator cuff that decides the operation.
- What Shoulder Replacement Will Not Fix: Overhead Range, Loading, the Other Shoulder
May 11, 2026
What shoulder replacement will not fix: full overhead range, heavy loading, the other shoulder, or the underlying disease, and why it is not a joint for life.
- Shoulder Replacement Implants and Materials: Metals, Polyethylene, Fixation and Wear
May 8, 2026
What a shoulder replacement is made of: the metal ball, the polyethylene socket, stemmed and stemless designs, fixation, and how the parts wear.
- Shoulder Replacement Risks and Complications: What Can Go Wrong and How Likely
May 8, 2026
Shoulder replacement risks named plainly: infection, nerve injury, dislocation, loosening, and fracture, how likely each is, and why reverse carries more.
- Questions to Ask Before a Shoulder Replacement
May 7, 2026
The questions worth asking before a shoulder replacement: which operation your cuff points to, the surgeon's results, the risks, and a realistic recovery.
- How Much Does a Shoulder Replacement Cost? US and UK Prices, and Funding
May 6, 2026
What a shoulder replacement costs: the small US surgeon fee against the $15,000 to $30,000 all-in, UK private prices, going abroad, and how funding works.
- Anatomic vs Reverse Shoulder Replacement: The Cuff Decides, Movement and Durability Compared
May 5, 2026
Anatomic versus reverse shoulder replacement compared: why the rotator cuff decides, how movement and durability differ, and which suits which shoulder.
- Shoulder Replacement Infection: How Likely It Is, the Signs, and What It Means
May 1, 2026
How common infection is after shoulder replacement: the roughly 1 in 100 risk, why reverse and men carry more, the quiet signs, and what treatment involves.
- How Long Does a Shoulder Replacement Last? Survival at 10 Years and Revision
April 29, 2026
How long a shoulder replacement lasts: around 90% still in place at 10 years, why age changes the revision maths, and what eventually wears one out.
- Physiotherapy After Shoulder Replacement: The Rehab That Makes the Result
April 27, 2026
Physiotherapy after shoulder replacement: the passive, active, and strengthening phases, why the rehab makes the result, and the realistic timeline.
- Shoulder Replacement: Total, Reverse and Partial, Recovery, Risks and Cost
April 24, 2026
What shoulder replacement does: how total, reverse and partial differ, what the rotator cuff decides, the recovery, the risks, and how long the joint holds.
- The Shoulder Replacement Procedure: Anaesthetic, Incision, Duration and Hospital Stay
April 22, 2026
What happens on the day of a shoulder replacement: the anaesthetic and nerve block, the front-of-shoulder incision, how long it takes, and the hospital stay.
- Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty (Partial Replacement): Uses, Recovery, Risks and Limits
April 20, 2026
A hemiarthroplasty replaces only the ball of the shoulder and leaves the socket: when it suits a fracture or preserved joint, the recovery, and its limits.
- Shoulder Replacement Recovery Week by Week: Sling, Movement, Driving and the Long Settling
April 20, 2026
What shoulder replacement recovery looks like week by week: the sling weeks, the first movements, driving at six weeks, and the long settling over months.
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement: How It Works, Who It Suits, Recovery, Risks and Cost
April 16, 2026
How a reverse shoulder replacement switches ball and socket so the deltoid lifts the arm, who it suits once the cuff is gone, recovery, risks and cost.
- Total (Anatomic) Shoulder Replacement: Who It Suits, Recovery, Risks and Cost
April 13, 2026
What a total (anatomic) shoulder replacement is: the intact-cuff operation, who it suits, the recovery, how long it lasts, the risks, and what it costs.
- Shoulder Replacement Anaesthesia: The General Anaesthetic and Interscalene Nerve Block
April 11, 2026
How shoulder replacement anaesthesia works: a general anaesthetic with an interscalene nerve block, the awake regional option, and the numb arm afterwards.