Upper arm and shoulder injuries

General Advice

Many upper arm and shoulder injuries can be effectively self managed with the help of expert advice from a Chartered Physiotherapist / Physical Therapist.

Common shoulder injuries include:

- a tear of the rotator cuff

- shoulder impingement syndrome (where tissues get pinched or trapped)

- arthritis

- adhesive capsulitis, (otherwise known as frozen shoulder syndrome) where the capsule around the shoulder tightens and causes stiffness in the shoulder

- shoulder instability, which can occur after shoulder dislocation, or can be insidious

- shoulder fractures

Shoulder pain can also be referred from the neck

At Physiobench we can help you self manage your shoulder injury

Every injury is unique, so self managing your shoulder injury doesn't necessarily involve following a standard set of exercises. However we encourage you to first explore our general advice

To greatly improve your chance in succeeding to self manage your injury, our expert team of Chartered Physiotherapists / Physical Therapists can help. You can choose a physio with the right specialist skills who can provide you with a personalised treatment programme

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Articles

• Computer work can be such a pain.

  by Jane Hodgson 2 October 2008

  Working in a poor position at the computer can cause neck, lower back, hip, upper back, wrist and upper limb pain. Use the following ergonomic information to check how well your workstation is set up

• Rotator cuff injury

  by Jane Hodgson 12 September 2008

  The rotator cuff is collective name for the four muscles the attach the scapula (shoulder blade) to the humerus (upper arm bone) The four muscles are •Supraspinatus •Infraspinatus •Terres minor •Subscapularis As a whole the rotator cuff stabilises the shoulder joint and facilitates its movement. Injury to the rotator cuff is a common shoulder injury

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Useful links

Editors Choice 

• innerbody.com Simple anatomy diagrams and descriptions of the shoulder.