1 /5 Steve Kos: I would not recommend this doctor. He failed to diagnose my case of frozen shoulder, a very common ailment. The second doctor I went to, at the Hospital for Special Surgery (the top rated orthopedic practice in the country), said I had unmistakable symptoms of it. Although the MRI Id gotten through Wiener showed a partial rotator cuff tear, the second doctor said that that was not what I was suffering from. Wiener also offered me nothing for the pain I was experiencing, and when I asked about physical therapy, he told me it would be a waste of time. The second doctor gave me an instruction sheet for a series of stretching exercises I could do at home (standard treatment for frozen shoulder), and recommended a cortisone shot to reduce inflammation. Not only did it alleviate the pain, but it enabled me to do the exercises more effectively. When I started out, I couldnt raise my arm to the side above my waist, or reach around behind my back to pull a belt around, for two examples. Within two months, I had regained most of my range of motion, and within another month I was virtually back to normal. Aside from his bad diagnosis and total lack of a treatment plan, I found Wiener personally to be extremely unpleasant. He was cold, short, arrogant, dismissive, and argumentative. In trying to understand what was going on with my shoulder, there was one question I asked him to which he replied - What difference does that make? With the same amount of breath, he could have just answered it. Seriously, find a different doctor. The other guy I went to was Tony Wanich. He has an office in Saddle River, NJ. A little bit out of the way but totally worth it.
