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Health Encyclopedia: Shoulder Pain

Definition
Shoulder pain involves any pain in or around the shoulder joint.
Alternative Names

Pain - shoulder


Considerations

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. The rotator cuff in the shoulder is made up of four tendons. These tendons give the shoulder a wide range of motion.

Any swelling, inflammation, tearing, or bony changes around these tendons causes pain when a person tries to move the arm above the head, behind the back, or straight out in...

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5 Tips for Treating Shoulder Pain

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Icing When icing your shoulder, especially an inflamed rotator cuff, place the hand of the same limb behind your back. This "back-pocket" position exposes the shoulder tendons which hide underneath the shoulder bone (the acromion) to the ice. The...

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