Shoulder Joint Pain & Injury Treatment

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IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME / BURSITIS / TENDINITIS

  • • Swelling around shoulder.
  • • Pain with activity especially lifting and rotating movements.
  • • Unable to lift arm and reach back especially while dressing, combing or bathing.
Treatment : Usually rest, medicines and physiotherapy will cure it. Sometimes an injection or keyhole surgery is needed.

FROZEN SHOULDER / ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS / PERIARTHRITIS

  • • Recent aggravation of long term shoulder pain.
  • • Slow onset of severe stiffness & restriction of arm.
  • • Sometimes weakness due to complications like cuff tears.
Treatment : Initially physical therapy and exercises, sometimes shoulder injections are needed. Later the treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic Capsular Release & Acromioplasty) followed by rehab exercises.

SHOULDER INSTABILITY

  • • Repeated shoulder dislocations.
  • • Multiple instances of shoulder giving out or slipping out or looseness of joint.
  • • Shoulder pain sometimes.
Treatment : Treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic Labral Repair) followed by Rehab exercises.

ROTATOR CUFF TEAR

  • • Pain at rest and with activity.
  • • Pain at night, particularly if lying on side.
  • • Weakness and inability to lift arm.
Treatment : Treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair) followed by Rehab exercises.

ARTHRITIS

  • • Gradually increasing pain that is aggravated by activity.
  • • Restricted activities.
  • • Difficulty lifting arm.
  • • Pain at night especially at night during sleeping.
Treatment : Initial treatment is medicines, physical therapy but final treatment of choice is Total / Reverse Shoulder Replacement.
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