9 Common Causes of Pain Between the Shoulder Blades. Nevertheless, if you do experience pain in the shoulder blade area it can be helpful to understand what some of the more common causes are.

Dr Kirsten runs a private orthopaedic surgery service at Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt, Bellville, Western Cape since 1999. He works on upper limb problems and has established the arthroscopic shoulder surgery setup at this hospital shortly after he started his practice. As an extension of his services he is involved in the Shoulder and Elbow unit at the Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Bellville. Arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow and wrist.

9525 2055 Sydney Olympic Park. Dr John Trantalis now appointed as Conjoint Lecturer at The University of New South Wales. Lecturer at Australian Orthopaedic Association COE Meeting. Co-Convener with Dr Jerome Goldberg of the Shoulder Component of The Inaugural International Congress on Joint Reconstruction.

Problems with the shoulder or elbow can affect people of any age causing significant symptoms and distress. This website has been created to provide information about a number of treatments that may be available and how to gain access to them. I hope that you will find it useful. Designed and produced by MedicalWebDesigns.

I am a New Zealand trained Orthopaedic Surgeon. My Orthopaedic practice is dedicated to Surgery of the Shoulder and Knee. I have completed sub-specialty fellowship training in Shoulder and Knee Surgery. I strongly believe patients benefit from subspecialty management in the broad field of Orthopaedic Surgery. In September of 2011, I was selected as a Travelling Fellow by the European Shoulder and Elbow Society.