Videos

These videos are made for patients. They show what an operation actually does, and the practical things that are hard to describe in writing: fitting a sling, showering with one arm, getting a shirt on, looking after a dressing.

Each video sits on the page for the procedure it relates to, next to the recovery timeframes and the risks, so you see it in context. Find your procedure below.

Rotator cuff, bursa and impingement

• Rotator cuff repair, reattaching torn cuff tendons to bone
• Acromioplasty, making more space for the cuff
• Excision of calcium, removing a calcium deposit from a tendon

Instability and labral surgery

• Shoulder stabilisation, for a shoulder that dislocates
• Arthroscopic Bankart repair, repairing the torn labrum
• Latarjet and labral repair, used where bone has been lost
• Remplissage, filling a defect in the back of the ball

Joint replacement

• Anatomic total shoulder replacement
• Reverse total shoulder replacement, where the rotator cuff cannot be repaired

Frozen shoulder

• Frozen shoulder release, and the physiotherapy that must follow it

AC and sternoclavicular joint

• ACJ excision, for a painful AC joint
• Sternoclavicular joint stabilisation

Biceps and tendon surgery

• Biceps tenodesis, at the shoulder
• Distal biceps repair, at the elbow
• Pec major repair

Fractures, bone and nerve surgery

• ORIF, scapula, clavicle and humerus, fixing displaced fractures
• Os acromiale surgery
• Scapula resection, for a painful snapping scapula
• Brachial plexus exploration, releasing a compressed nerve

Rehabilitation and practical care

• Rehabilitation, fitting a sling, showering, dressing, and the exercise videos
• Physiotherapy at the clinic
• Surgery FAQs, recovery times, driving, time off work

Understanding your shoulder

• Shoulder anatomy, how it all fits together
• Shoulder injuries and conditions
• Overview of shoulder surgery, how keyhole and open surgery differ

Before you start the exercise videos. Not every exercise suits every operation, and some are unsafe in the early weeks because they can put a repair at risk. Follow the programme your own physiotherapist has given you, and ask them if you are unsure which exercises apply to you or at what stage.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, or you are not sure which procedure you are having, please call the rooms on (07) 3063 5500 rather than guessing.