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Shoulder injuries and disorders

Shoulder injuries and disorders are conditions in which a person has problems with his shoulder, such as pain, swelling, fractures, restricted movement, or joint instability. The treatment depends on the injury or disease.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this
Internal Medicine 41 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Very common

Body locations

Shoulder

Types of

Shoulder pain
Rotator cuff injury
Condition
Brachial plexus nerve injury
Condition
Shoulder muscle weakness
Frozen shoulder
Condition
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Symptoms

Shoulder pain
Shoulder stiffness

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Shoulder injuries and disorders
NSAIDs

Medical devices

Neer's prosthesis

Other treatments

Physical therapy

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A 33-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Shoulder injuries and disorders?
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Since i got my injury (multi disc disease and cut in shoulder cartilage)due to heavy lifting, im facing severe depression as i can no longer go to gym?
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A 25-year-old male asked:
I've had bursitis in my right shoulder for 23 months, diagnosed by MRI last year. I'm now randomly having the same issue with my right hip, about 2 months. I'm becoming concerned these aren't injuries, and I have some kind of inflammatory disease?
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A member asked:
My cousin's left shoulder down to her left leg are dead. Doc said it's not a stroke. I wonder what kind of disease is that? She has no injury but a little obese.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Sudden sharp shooting pain just below my left shoulder blade and a little lower down my back. It hurts to breathe deeply or move certain ways. I have hashimotos disease and am hypothyroid. I haven't had a back injury. Any insight into possibilities?
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me how i could deliberately injury my own shoulder?
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A 38-year-old member asked:
A book case fell on my shoulder, what kind of injury could i have?
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Please describe the most common injuries to the shoulder while serving?
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How long can shoulder injury last?
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A 31-year-old member asked:
How shall I treat my shoulder injury?
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