Welcome

Matt Ravenscroft is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises entirely in Shoulder and Elbow disorders and Upper Limb trauma.

His areas of expertise are arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and elbow, upper limb joint replacement surgery and sports injuries to the upper limb. Matt is also experienced in shoulder ultrasound examinations which can help lead to a quicker diagnosis and treatment.

This website has been set up to try and steer you through the various shoulder and elbow conditions.  In order to get to any diagnosis the most important thing is the history.

In the section headed Shoulder Problems  we have started off with four main problems associated with the shoulder these are:  The Painful Shoulder, The Stiff Shoulder, The Weak Shoulder, and The Arthritic Shoulder.  These headings will lead you onto hopefully a diagnosis and then onto a potential treatment.

In the elbow problems and treatment sections, there are specific diagnoses and in the relevant sections you will see how this diagnosis has been made and then what treatment is available for a diagnosis.

There is also a patient information section which has a narrative version of the major shoulder and elbow conditions and treatments.