UPMC Sports Medicine

Shoulder Injuries

The shoulder is amazingly mobile and resilient, yet it’s the site of injury for many baseball, softball, and football players. Shoulder injuries can include muscles, ligaments, and tendons. UPMC Sports Medicine orthopaedic specialists, athletic trainers, and physical therapists can put athletes on the road to recovery.

• acromioclavicular joint injury
• “burners” and “stingers”
• clavicle fracture
• frozen shoulder
• labral tears
• rotator cuff injury
• shoulder dislocation
• shoulder impingement
• tendonitis of the biceps