| Shoulder pain pumps are commonly used after | | | | Unfortunately, the manufacturers of these pumps |
| arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Unlike other pain | | | | have failed to properly alert doctors and patients to |
| pumps, which are also used after various surgeries, | | | | the serious side effects these pumps cause. |
| shoulder pain pumps have been linked to serious side | | | | Packaging for these pumps lacks adequate warning |
| effects. | | | | to alert doctors and patients to the irreversible |
| Patients using shoulder pain pumps after surgery | | | | shoulder damage these pumps may cause. |
| have a very high rate of developing PAGCL, a | | | | Shoulder pain pumps have been linked to: |
| permanent condition involving constant pain, popping, | | | | * Decreased Mobility |
| and clicking in the shoulder. PAGCL also results in | | | | * Decreased Range in Motion |
| decreased shoulder movement and range in motion. | | | | * Constant Pain (at rest and in motion) |
| The only proven connection between the | | | | * Cartilage Damage |
| development of PAGCL and shoulder surgeries is the | | | | * The Development of PAGCL |
| use of shoulder pain pumps. Unfortunately, the | | | | Shoulder pain pumps have recently been linked to the |
| damage caused by these pumps is often irreversible | | | | condition PAGCL, or Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral |
| or requires extensive surgery. | | | | Chondrolysis. PAGCL is a condition which is classified |
| A study published in the July issue of the American | | | | by the rapid deterioration of shoulder cartilage, and |
| Journal of Sports Medicine linked the use of shoulder | | | | sometimes includes the deterioration of the bone |
| pain pumps directly to PAGCL. | | | | itself. |
| PAGCL, or posarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, | | | | PAGCL causes extreme discomfort in shoulder pain |
| is a painful condition which permanently damages a | | | | pump sufferers. As the cartilage wears down, the |
| person's shoulder and range in motion. | | | | bones in the shoulder joint begin to rub against each |
| The study, found here, included 177 shoulders. Of | | | | other which decreases the range of motion and |
| these only 19 people underwent arthroscopic surgery | | | | increasing pain levels (while at rest and in motion) in |
| and had an intra-articular pain pump. of these 19 | | | | the shoulder. |
| people 12 have developed PAGCL. | | | | PAGCL currently has no cure. Patients who develop |
| These shocking results clearly show the dangers of | | | | PAGCL as a result of using a shoulder pain pump |
| using a shoulder pain pump after arthroscopic | | | | after surgery are faced with the disability for the |
| shoulder surgery. Shoulder pain pumps frequently | | | | rest of their lives. |
| result in PAGCL, a condition which requires additional | | | | Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis may |
| painful surgeries. | | | | occur at any time after arthroscopic shoulder surgery |
| The only common link between patients having | | | | has been preformed and a pain pump has been used. |
| arthroscopic shoulder surgery and then developing | | | | Typically, symptoms develop within a matter of |
| PAGCL is the use of a shoulder pain pump after | | | | months after the pain pump has been removed. |
| surgery. Shoulder pain management pumps are | | | | The use of Shoulder Pain Pumps after arthroscopic |
| commonly used after shoulder surgeries to reduce | | | | shoulder surgeries has been linked to the |
| pain, but come with irreversible side effects. | | | | development of an extremely uncomfortable shoulder |
| The tight joint space and medication combination | | | | condition called PAGCL. PAGCL (Postarthroscopic |
| cause the eventual deterioration of cartilage in | | | | Glenohumeral Chondrolysis) is a condition which |
| shoulder pain pump users. Shoulder pain pump side | | | | occurs when shoulder cartilidge begins to deteriorate. |
| effects typically do not appear immediately, rather | | | | Shoulder pain pumps cause cartlidge deterioration, and |
| side effects appear months after surgery when the | | | | therefore cause PAGCL. While the use of pain pumps |
| patient should be completely healed. | | | | in other forms of surgery has been successful, the |
| Patients using a shoulder pain pump may discover | | | | tight joint area of the shoulder and medication |
| they are not recovering at a normal pace. Other | | | | combination of the shoulder pain pump has proven |
| shoulder pain pump side effects then occur, including | | | | ineffective and dangerous. |
| popping, grinding, and continuous pain. These side | | | | The damage caused by shoulder pain pumps may |
| effects may be caused by the condition PAGCL - a | | | | require surgery, or may not be repairable at all. |
| condition which results in the deterioration of shoulder | | | | Patients who received shoulder pain pumps |
| cartilage and sometimes bone. | | | | commonly suffer from: |
| Shoulder pain pumps have recently been placed on an | | | | Decreased range of motionpopping, clicking, grinding in |
| FDA medical watch list due to the recent link | | | | the shouldershoulder stiffness and/or |
| between shoulder pain pumps and the condition | | | | weaknesscontinous shoulder pain while in motion or |
| PAGCL. PAGCL is an irreversible condition which | | | | at rest |
| causes serious damage and lifelong pain in sufferers. | | | | Shoulder pain pump victims often must deal with the |
| Shoulder pain management pumps which cause | | | | painful side effects of their pain pump for the rest of |
| serious side effects are sold under the names | | | | their lives, as no effective treatment has been |
| Stryker Pain Pump or I-Flow On-Q Pump. | | | | developed to replace shoulder cartlidge. |