Treatment area

Shoulder & Elbow Specialist in Chennai

Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tears, recurrent dislocation and elbow tendinopathy — separated properly, then treated by cause.

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Dr. Pankaj Hingarh, MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics) T. Nagar, Chennai Digital X-ray on site

The shoulder trades stability for range of movement: no joint in the body moves as freely, and none dislocates as readily. "Shoulder pain" is a symptom rather than a diagnosis, and the four common causes — frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tear, impingement and instability — need entirely different treatment. Treating the wrong one wastes months.

Frozen shoulder in particular is over-diagnosed. True adhesive capsulitis restricts movement even when someone else moves your arm for you; a rotator cuff tear typically does not. That single examination finding separates two conditions with opposite treatment pathways, and it takes about a minute to check.

Diabetic patients — a large group in Chennai — carry several times the background risk of frozen shoulder and tend to have a more resistant course. Controlling blood sugar genuinely affects how the shoulder does, so both are managed together rather than separately.

Treatments

Shoulder treatments in detail

Each of these has its own page covering what it involves, who it suits and what recovery looks like.

All treatments

Shoulder Pain & Dislocation

Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tears and recurrent dislocation — diagnosed precisely, then treated by cause rather than by label.

Sports Injury Treatment

Same-day assessment of acute and overuse sports injuries, with a return-to-play plan built on testing rather than the calendar.

PRP & Regenerative Injections

Platelet-rich plasma prepared from your own blood, used where the evidence supports it — and not where it does not.

Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

Supervised rehabilitation designed around your specific surgery or injury — the part that determines your final result.

Our approach

How the shoulder is assessed

Tests that separate the causes

Specific examination manoeuvres distinguish stiffness from weakness, and instability from impingement. This is where most shoulder mismanagement begins and ends.

Imaging aimed at the question

X-ray for bone and arthritis; ultrasound or MRI only where a cuff tear or labral injury is suspected and the answer would change treatment.

Structured, not passive, rehabilitation

Frozen shoulder is managed with a defined stretching programme, pain control and — in resistant cases — hydrodilatation or an intra-articular injection. Most resolve without surgery, but it takes months and the programme has to be followed.

Stabilise before the socket wears

Recurrent dislocation erodes the socket rim with every episode. Arthroscopic labral repair is easier and more reliable before that bone loss accumulates, which is why waiting is rarely the cheaper option.

Questions

Shoulder — common questions

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How long does frozen shoulder take to recover?

Adhesive capsulitis classically runs eighteen to twenty-four months through freezing, frozen and thawing phases. Structured physiotherapy and appropriate injections shorten it considerably and make it far more tolerable. Diabetic patients often take longer.

Why does my shoulder keep dislocating?

A first dislocation usually tears the labrum, the cartilage rim that deepens the socket. If it does not heal in position the shoulder stays vulnerable. In patients under twenty-five, recurrence rates after a first dislocation are high, which is why early stabilisation is often advised rather than waiting.

Does a rotator cuff tear always need surgery?

No. Many degenerative partial tears in older patients respond well to strengthening the surrounding muscles. Full-thickness traumatic tears in active patients are usually better repaired, and sooner rather than later — retracted long-standing tears are harder to fix and heal less reliably.

What actually helps tennis elbow?

Load management and a specific eccentric strengthening programme, given time. Most cases settle within six to twelve months. PRP has reasonable evidence in tennis elbow that has resisted that programme; repeated steroid injections do not, and are associated with worse long-term outcomes.

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Appointments

Get seen today — walk in or call ahead

Consultation runs morning and evening, Monday to Saturday, with digital X-ray on site. Most patients leave with a diagnosis and a written plan in a single visit.

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Monday – Saturday

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Sunday — Closed (emergency calls attended)

7B, 4B, Thirumurthy Street Parthasarathi Puram, T. Nagar
Chennai 600017