Shoulder Replacement Surgery(Medical Tourism)
Shoulder replacement surgery also known in medical as Arthropalsty. The procedure of Arthroplasty getting secure and successful with the passage of time and with the use of modern equipment. Shoulder replacement surgery is a procedure performed to those patients who are going through from shoulder arthritis. Shoulder arthritis causes pain in shoulder serious disturbance in shoulder joint motion and work. The first aim of shoulder replacement surgery is to give relief to the pain of shoulder arthritis and then in next stage recover the shoulder in order to move normally and work properly.
Surgical Procedure
Shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint. And in surgical procedure surgeon changes the ball and socket with artificial implant. The artificial ball and socket are made by metal and high density plastic. Surgeon replaces the natural ball and socket with the artificial implants. These implants are designed in a shape of original ball and socket of joint so that after the surgery patient can move his shoulder quite normally. After successful shoulder joint replacement most of the patient start being normal in their activities approximately after four weeks and the normal shoulder and arm activity may take eight weeks to start. However the post-operative recovery very much depends upon the patient’s pre-operative condition of muscle. There are some complications involved in the process also, like stiffness in muscle. In post-operative condition the stiffness is due to the arthritis but after the successful surgery it is due to the incomplete rehabilitation. Infections, nerve damage, and instable motion of shoulder are the most common complication. But the complications can be managed with the complete rehabilitation process as surgeon recommended you. Total rehabilitation means restoring shoulder motion and muscle strength.
Educate yourself
Operation is the last cure for shoulder arthritis, when patient does not feel relief in pain even after the non inflammatory medication and therapies. But before going through from operation prepare your mind, educate yourself for what is shoulder arthritis, what kind of stage you are going through. what will be the out come of shoulder joint replacement. And if you have made your mind to go through from the operative process, keep in mind that although you can get the relief from the arthritis pain and stiffness in muscle but the original ball and socket of your joint will be replaced with the artificial one. And it may not work as relaxing as your original joint. But the severe shoulder arthritis is quite painful and restricts your shoulder motion and operation can be a beneficial treatment to get relief from the arthritis pain.
Choose a Destination
Shoulder replacement surgery is not as common as hip replacement and knee replacement surgery is. Shoulder replacement surgery started in 1950s in USA. But for the people of other countries it is very costly to travel USA for shoulder replacement. Many other countries like Indian, Belgium, Malaysia, are providing less expensive tourism for shoulder replacement surgery. It is not only less expensive for a medical tourist to travel these countries for shoulder replacement but also he can get high quality of health and care at these destinations. Medical tourism Malaysiaprovide you variety of surgical procedure through cost effective medical tourism, shoulder replacement surgery is one of them. www.wellneessvisit.com is the leading forum of information of medical tourism in Malaysia.
At very conclusive point it is a proven fact now that shoulder replacement surgery is highly beneficial surgical procedure. It is more risk less than the other joint replacement surgeries like knee replacement and hip replacement. More the 90% patient enjoy a painless motion of shoulder after the operation, they can swim, exercise, and even they can play golf. The most important thing is to have post-operative and pre-operative education. Surgery is always a last option, after practicing all the alternatives like anti-inflammatory medication, steroid injection and therapies.
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