Shoulder Care
Rotator cuff tears, instability, arthritis, fractures, and shoulder replacement.
Conditions We Treat
Rotator Cuff Tear
Rotator cuff tears affect shoulder strength and function. Treatment ranges from therapy for partial tears to arthroscopic repair for full-thickness tears.
Learn more →Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder arthritis causes progressive pain and stiffness. Dr. Stapleton manages it nonsurgically before considering shoulder replacement for advanced disease.
Learn more →Shoulder Instability
Recurrent shoulder dislocation and instability can limit activity and damage the joint. Dr. Stapleton evaluates all forms of shoulder instability.
Learn more →Treatments & Procedures
Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair at Elite Orthopedic Group: how the tendon is reattached, sling time, the rehab timeline and realistic expectations for strength.
Learn more →Shoulder Replacement
For advanced shoulder arthritis or certain irreparable rotator cuff conditions, Dr. Stapleton performs anatomic and reverse total shoulder replacement.
Learn more →Shoulder Stabilization Surgery
Arthroscopic stabilization for a shoulder that keeps dislocating: who is a candidate, how the labrum and capsule are repaired and what recovery looks like with Dr. Erik Stapleton.
Learn more →Rotator Cuff Tendon Transfer
For massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears, Dr. Stapleton performs tendon transfer to restore shoulder function when a direct repair is not possible.
Learn more →Shoulder Arthritis: Treatment Ladder to Replacement
How shoulder arthritis is treated in Beckley, WV: nonsurgical care first, injections, and anatomic or reverse shoulder replacement when pain and function no longer respond.
Learn more →Redo Shoulder Replacement (Revision)
Why a shoulder replacement may need revision, how the evaluation differs from a first replacement, and what the revision procedure involves in Beckley, WV.
Learn more →Picking Your Rotator Cuff Surgeon: Questions to Ask
Questions to ask any rotator cuff surgeon, and how Dr. Erik Stapleton, D.O. approaches tear size, tissue quality and rehab for patients in southern West Virginia.
Learn more →Shoulder Arthroscopy: What It Treats
The shoulder problems treated arthroscopically at Elite Orthopedic Group, from labral tears to impingement, and what the small-incision approach means for recovery.
Learn more →Shoulder Pain: Finding the Cause in Beckley
Rotator cuff, arthritis, instability or impingement: how Elite Orthopedic Group works out what is causing shoulder pain and matches the treatment to it.
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