This class will help you learn about shoulder arthritis and shoulder replacement, and will prepare you for anatomic or reverse total shoulder replacement surgery. The orthopedic nursing and therapy teams at SSM Health hospitals specialize in care of joint replacement patients. In this video, a nurse provides education about the things you can do before surgery to optimize your healing and recovery after surgery, and also gives tips about nutrition, pain and comfort management, how to prepare your home environment after surgery, and what to expect throughout your journey. Educated patients have better outcomes. Thank you for watching!

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.

With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

0:00 Introduction
0:31 Shoulder Joint
1:25 Arthritis Basics
3:53 Anatomic Total Shoulder Replacement
4:14 Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
5:14 Risks and Complications
12:41 Preparing for Surgery - Physical/Occupational Therapy
15:57 Team Approach to Treatment of Pain
18:49 Postoperative Care
19:46 Discharge from the Hospital
20:13 Prevent Infections at Home