Is surgery d option for shoulder pain(impingement syndrome), which did not reduce with physio for 6 months n tricort 10mg?

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How is impingement syndrome different from shoulder bursitis?

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While i was bench pressing i felt my shoulder slide back but I have all the symptoms for shoulder impingement syndrome is?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Would a cortisone injection be solution for shoulder impingement syndrome?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Is shoulder tendonitis and shoulder impingement syndrome the same condition?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

What type of safe exercises can be done for a shoulder that has impingement/tendinitis syndrome?

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A 35-year-old member asked:

Frozen shoulder or supraspinatus tendonitis (impingement syndrome), what to do?

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Can you tell me how is impingement syndrome different from shoulder bursitis and rotator cuff tendinitis?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

I have already had a hydrocortisone injection in my shoulder for impingement syndrome 2 months ago, the pain is coming back.

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A 49-year-old member asked:

What does shoulder impingement mean?

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A 63-year-old female asked:

Will shoulder impingement get betteron its own.

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A 40-year-old male asked:

Can and impingement in the shoulder go away on its own?

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A 40-year-old male asked:

How do you do shoulder impingement therapy?

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A 49-year-old male asked:

I had cortisone injection 2 weeks ago for frozen shoulder and impingement.Now, i can't abduct my shoulder past 30 degrees. It's stuck with pain. Why?

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A 54-year-old female asked:

I have booked in for shoulder impingement surgery. Have been reading some negative comments online re: pain and problems long-term post-op. What can i?

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A 58-year-old female asked:

Should surgery be performed for a shoulder impingement condition?

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A 29-year-old member asked:

What is surgery time for shoulder impingement surgery?

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A 39-year-old member asked:

How long to recover from shoulder impingement surgery?

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A 47-year-old member asked:

What type of recovery for shoulder impingement surgery?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Having shoulder impingement surgery leaves you out of action for how long?

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Which kind of nerve impingement arising from the shoulder refers pain to the medial epicondyle if the humerus?

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A 43-year-old female asked:

Have got shoulder impingement and been told either cortisone which i had and didn't help or surgery and long recovery what's best option?

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A 54-year-old female asked:

Feb 5,2019 3 cm right shoulder rotator cuff impingement, type 4 tear will I be able use my shoulder as Normal and what time frame? I will heal 100%

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A 38-year-old female asked:

Left shoulder impingement, I'm feeling weird vibration sensations in my left shoulder and pain. Can you explain the weird vibration feeling? Thanks.

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A 49-year-old male asked:

What is the approx. Percentage likelihood in your practice experience that a cortisone injection will significantly reduce shoulder impingement pain?

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Shoulder impingement led to upper back pain. What to do?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

Shoulder impingement and bicep tendonitis? Ex has these. Are they real?

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A 49-year-old female asked:

Is shoulder impingement then becoming a tear caused from my career as a dental hygienist?

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A 49-year-old member asked:

Please tell me, could a C5 impingement cause shoulder pain and pain in back of upper arm?

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A 49-year-old male asked:

I've had shoulder impingement 1 year. Doc said to do theraband exercises. After a week, i now have constant shoulder pain and now at night. Thoughts?

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Teenager14-18				Common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Impingement syndrome (swimmer's shoulder)

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