Shoulder Pain Management

• Shoulder Bursitis
   This is a common cause of discomfort from inflamed tissue meant to protect your rotator cuff from the bones in your shoulder. Usually bursitis results in a soreness that keeps you up at night and becomes increasingly common as we age.
• Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
   This is a very common problem in shoulders identified by having pain when reaching up or behind. You may also feel weakness when using your arm. Repetitive activity and maturity will lead to this inflammation of the tendons themselves.
• Rotator Cuff Tears
   If you have pain and a significant weakness trying to raise your arm, you may have a rotator cuff tear. Once the tendons fail and tear away from the bone, you lose your ability to lift the arm well. This can be from an injury or develop over time from tendonitis.
• Laberal Tears
   Usually this is caused by an injury that dislocates or strains your shoulder. You will notice a deep pain in the socket and you may have a sharp pain deep in the shoulder while performing certain motions.
• Instability
   If you are suffering from shoulder instability, your shoulder feels like it may pop out in certain positions such as sleeping or dressing. This usually develops after a history of a dislocation of the shoulder from sports or other injury.
• Impingement
  Often caused from structures normally in your shoulder rubbing against the tendons and irritating them, impingement is identified from pain when reaching overhead or behind. Impingement can result from arthritis in the AC joint, inflamed ligaments, or a "bone spur." Usually a repetitive activity, lack of good range of motion, and weakness in the shoulder is the cause.
• Frozen Shoulder
  While not always painful, your shoulder will feel stiff, hence the name. Often there is no injury or obvious cause. This often occurs in middle-aged women without warning.
• Arthritis
  Although arthritis in shoulders is not as common as in other joints, the shoulder joint will wear out over time. The cartilage wears down and bones rub together.  You may feel pain with occasional catching and/or grinding.

Arthritis of the Shoulder

Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder

Burners and Stingers

Chronic Shoulder Instability

Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone)

Common Shoulder Injuries

Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)

Frozen Shoulder

Rotator Cuff Injures and Tears

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder Impingement/Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

Shoulder Injuries in the Throwing Athlete

Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)

Shoulder Separation

Shoulder Trauma (Fractures and Dislocations)