Shoulder pain

Can’t Sleep Because of your Shoulder?

January 15, 2021

Many shoulder problems cause difficulty with sleep at night. The #1 complaint that I hear in my practice is “I can’t get comfortable at night.” In fact, my patients are often dragged in to see me by their significant other because they toss and turn all night. Nighttime pain is often the most significant part

What’s an Ultrasound-guided Injection?

January 14, 2021

Cortisone injections are very useful in managing the inflammation associated with shoulder pain, as I discussed in my last blog post. Ultrasound provides the “eyes” for guiding the injection into the right part of the shoulder or elbow. An ultrasound machine is just like the machine used to look at a baby in a pregnant

Dr. Anthony Frisella is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in St. Peters, Missouri specializing in disorders of the upper extremity, elbow surgery and shoulder surgery and sports injuries. Dr. Frisella provides treatment for rotator cuff tears, bursitis and tendonitis of the shoulder, shoulder impingement, shoulder instability, separated and dislocated shoulder, arthritis of the shoulder, fractures, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), arthritis, job related injuries. At Advanced Bone and Joint, we offer physical therapy, cortisone injections, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, total shoulder replacement, and all types of general orthopaedic surgery.