Patients have a 'shoulder' to cry on with Andrew Chambler

PATIENTS have praised the work carried out by Consultant Surgeon Andrew Chambler and his team at Yeovil District Hospital.

A recent survey of over 1250 patients who have had shoulder surgery in the last few years showed that the overwhelming majority now had no pain or had seen a significant improvement.

Chris Wintle, a serving Police Officer and active swimmer who has represented England, said: “The pain in my shoulder was becoming really disabling, making it hard to do my job properly and causing real pain when I was swimming.

PHOTO: Chris Wintle, right, thanks Consultant Surgeon Andrew Chambler for his support.

''I couldn’t train properly, either in the pool or the gym.  As a Police Officer, and in my old job as a Prison Officer, I needed to be able to not let my colleagues down if we found ourselves in a challenging situation.

''Mr Chambler did a superb job.  He used keyhole surgery to fix the damage.  Within two months I was back in the pool training again, and within ten weeks I was back at work on full duties.”

Mr Chambler said: “Shoulder problems are very common, and can cause pain and mobility problems.  My team including surgeons, theatre and nursing staff as well as physiotherapists work extremely hard to ensure that we do all we can to reduce pain long term and get people back to work, sport or whatever it is they do as soon as we can.”

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