Patient Stories

You don't have to live with the pain and immobility of a shoulder condition. The first step is getting a diagnosis from your doctor. You can then learn about treatment options that are the best for you.

Here are the stories of two patients who made the choice to move toward an active life:

 Nathaniel Eubanks 

Nathaniel Eubanks is a 55-year-old retired police chief from Hillsboro, NC. A few years ago, however, his ability to enjoy life changed. He began to experience severe pain in his right shoulder — pain that kept him up at night. The pain and immobility was so severe he also had to give up many of the activities he loved...playing tennis and basketball, lifting weights, going bowling with his son.

"The pain was getting so bad, I couldn't even use my shoulder," he said. "The pain was 90% of the time...sitting still, moving or attempting to reach something in the back seat of my vehicle."

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 Jennifer Dowdall 

Jennifer Dowdall is a 43-year-old Cincinnati mother of two teens who travels frequently for her job, is involved in her kids' school and sports, loves to run, garden and renovate her home with her husband. But shoulder pain was keeping her from the activities she loved.

"The shoulder pain kept worsening," she recalls. "I also didn't have strength on that side of my body." A visit to her primary care physician had an explanation for what was going on. Jennifer was told she had arthritis and bursitis, along with a suspected rotator cuff tear.

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