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    I have shoulder pain, will an MRI identify my condition?

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  • Prof George Murrell

    Orthopaedic Surgeon

    https://georgemurrellshoulders.com.au/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChiJTpyhxDQnHUc0XvXywtA Professor George Murrell loves to diagnose, image and treat all shoulder conditions. He has state-of-the-art on-site x-ray and ultrasound facilities, and performs arthroscopic/keyhole … View Profile

    Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems encountered in general practice. While MRI and conventional ultrasound are excellent at identifying structural abnormalities such as rotator cuff tears, they often fail to fully explain key clinical questions:

    • Why do some patients experience significant pain despite minimal imaging changes?
    • Why do some rotator cuff repairs fail while others heal successfully?
    • Why does shoulder stiffness sometimes appear to protect against re-tear?

    Recent research by our team has shown that the answers often lie not in structure alone, but in tendon quality and specifically, in tendon stiffness.

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