Video library
Original explainer videos
Short videos by Dr Kalman Piper covering shoulder and elbow conditions, surgery, and recovery. Adapted from the spiels he gives during consultations, with animated diagrams that match the drawings he does at the desk.
In production
12 videos in production
The library is being built around the spiels Dr Piper gives in consultation, with animated diagrams that mirror the drawings he does while he is talking. New videos publish here as they are finished.
Rotator cuff
Rotator cuff anatomy
How the rotator cuff is built and what each of the four muscles does.
Rotator cuff pathology
How the rotator cuff fails over time, and what the resulting tear means for the joint.
Rotator cuff repair surgery
How the surgery is performed, what the anchors and stitches do, and what the early recovery looks like.
Instability
Shoulder instability anatomy
What keeps the shoulder in joint, and why it has so much room to move.
Shoulder instability pathology
What goes wrong in dislocations and recurrent instability, and how those changes drive symptoms.
Treatment for shoulder instability: labral repair vs Latarjet
When arthroscopic labral repair is the right operation, when an open Latarjet is needed, and how the choice gets made.
Shoulder replacement
How a reverse shoulder replacement works
What "reverse" means in joint mechanics, and why this design restores function in a cuff-deficient shoulder.
Reverse shoulder replacement: the procedure
A walk-through of the operation, from incision to closure, and the implants involved.
Frozen shoulder
Frozen shoulder
What adhesive capsulitis is, why it tends to follow a long course, and how it is treated.
About your visit
What to expect at your consultation
How a first appointment with Dr Piper runs, and how decisions about further investigation and treatment get made.
Recovery
Early recovery after shoulder surgery
The first six weeks: pain control, sling use, sleep, and the early movement work.
Returning to sport after shoulder surgery
Phase-based return-to-sport timelines and the criteria each phase needs to meet.