Category: Shoulder Pain

Tue 14 March 2017 By Zawn Villines Reviewed by Christina Chun, MPH Most people experience shoulder pain, usually due to inflammation or muscle injuries. Much less frequently, shoulder pain can be a sign of lung cancer. Although shoulder pain is not a hallmark of lung cancer, any persistent unexplained pain warrants a visit to a…

An article in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation had some published statistics that surprised me.  The authors were wanting to know the prevalence of frozen shoulder in Type 1 diabetics, and they found that almost 60% of patients with Type 1 diabetes over 45 years old had frozen shoulder, and of those people, 73% had it…

Date: December 27, 2016 Source: University of Utah Health Sciences Summary: After all the lifting, hauling and wrapping, worn out gift givers may blame the season’s physical strain for any shoulder soreness they are feeling. It turns out there could be another reason. A new study finds that individuals with symptoms that put them at…

This paper discussed two case reports where they were able to relieve symptoms of shoulder impingement and rotator cuff weakness using posture exercises in a high school quarterback and a collegiate swimmer. ~ Dr. Broussard Cervical Contribution To Functional Shoulder Impingement: Two Case Reports Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Dec;11(6):980-991. Pheasant S. Abstract BACKGROUND:…

Thursday, May 26, 2016 If you train in combat sports, at some point, your shoulders hurt. It drives some people from the gym entirely. However, an orthopedic surgeon, John M. Kirsch, M.D., has an exercise protocol that he says eliminates 99% of shoulder pain. It’s not just non surgical, it’s free. The theory is, we…

Kyphosis is the name of the curve in the middle part of the spine.  When this part of the spine curves too much (hump-back), it affects the way the shoulder can move.  A study published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery suggests that this condition may influence the development of shoulder impingement syndrome.…

In an article published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, the authors looked at MRIs of the shoulders of people WITH shoulder pain, and WITHOUT shoulder pain.  They found that shoulder tendinosis and rotator cuff tears are apparent in both the painful and non-painful shoulders and clinical symptoms like pain may not match the…

This article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine compared steroid injections to manual therapy for shoulder impingement syndrome.  They found that BOTH are effective in improving symptoms, and if a patient prefers to avoid injections, and has the time, resources and a skilled manual therapist, trying a course of manipulation for shoulder impingement may…

Basically, at the end of 1 year, the manual therapy patients had as much symptom relief as the steroid shot patients, but the group of patients that received the steriod injections spent more money. by Shara Yurkiewicz August 04, 2014 Patients with shoulder pain receiving corticosteroid injections (CSI) versus manual physical therapy (MPT) had the…