Dr. Ted Parks
Sports Medicine Physician
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Dr. Ted Parks is a sports medicine physician at Western Orthopaedics in Denver, Colorado.
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Episode # 439 • 13 May 2024
Shoulder Pain: Impingement, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Cuff Tears, & Arthritis
Repair and replace your old approach to shoulder pain! We cover shoulder anatomy, explain the continuum of impingement syndrome (from bursitis to tendonitis to rotator cuff tears to cuff tear arthropathy), how to take a good shoulder history, perform a high-yield physical exam, when to refer, and when to get an MRI. Plus, how to differentiate glenohumeral joint arthritis from frozen shoulder, and how to diagnose AC joint pathology. We’re joined by everyone’s favorite orthopedic surgeon, inventor, and renaissance man, Dr. Ted Parks.
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About
Edward (Ted) Parks, MD. FAAOS is a board-certified orthopedic specialist fellowship trained in sports medicine. Dr. Parksgrew up in Denver where he attended Cherry Creek high school. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stanford University and then stayed at Stanford to earn a master's degree in biology while doing research on a technique he proposed for healing injuries to the nerves of the brain and spinal cord. After finishing at Stanford, he got his M.D. degree from Yale Medical School, where he researched human ligament anatomy. Dr. Parks completed his internship and orthopedic residency training at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and completed a fellowship in sports medicine with Dr. Frank Noyes in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Parksis specialty trained in advanced arthroscopic reconstruction of the knee and shoulder and has been a team physician for numerous high school, college and professional teams, including the Denver Nuggets. His expertise includes hip and knee replacement, shoulder surgery and arthroscopic knee reconstruction.
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