A shoulder pain pump is a therapeutic device which is designed to offer medication to a patient who is suffering from extreme shoulder pain after going through arthroscopic surgery.

While using a shoulder pain pump, a catheter is put in the patient's shoulder at the interjection of joints. Once it is done, medication is put through the pump via the catheter into the joints for 2-3 days. Though the device has offered relief but the effect has been temporary. It has been brought to notice that the shoulder pain pump has made permanent cartilage damage in many patients. It has caused painful and irreversible damage to patients throughout the United States.

Some of the side effects of using this pain-relieving machine, have been constant pain, loss of mobility and stiffness in joints. In some extreme conditions, it has led to acute painful Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL) condition. In such condition, and it leads to degradation of the shoulder cartilage which results in the constant pain and discomfort in the patient's life.

It has been found that these shoulder pain pumps may cause permanent shoulder injuries to the patients using it. Some of the other symptoms which might be experienced by the device users include weakness in shoulders, and decreased sense of rotation. Also, one might experience problems such as clicking, grinding, and popping of the affected shoulder.

In case you are also one of those who have become victim at the hand of shoulder pain pump manufacturers, you need to consult a pain pump attorney.

A pain pump attorney can help a patient with PAGCL condition caused because of the pain pump in various ways, including:

* Compensation for medical bills

* Provision of nursing care

* Relieving expenses such as house care

* Loss of income (current job and future compensation)

* Cost of rehabilitation

* Other medication expenses

A pain pump attorney can be a helping hand to fight the case against the cruel manufacturers of such devices that can mar the future of an individual. He or she can help in obtaining the liable financial compensation from the device manufacturer in order to reimburse for the personal, emotional, and financial losses.

Individual lawsuits as well as class action suits are filed nationwide against these dishonest manufacturers of the shoulder pain pumps who have made the life of device users miserable. When these manufacturers were told to furnish the warnings about this issue, they failed to offer precautionary measures that could prevent these devastating injuries.

In case you, your friend, or any other relative is suffering from shoulder problems caused after using pain pump, then he or she can avail compensation by hiring the services of an attorney. Also, one can request for a free consultation as well as claim evaluation from an attorney in order to see whether you qualify for the lawsuit or not. Since the pain caused due to the malpractice of the device is irreparable yet one can at least try for the compensation of the financial loss.