| The majority of people will experience shoulder | | | | 4. Anti-inflammatory medication |
| joint pain at some point in their lives. There are | | | | 5. Injection of cortisone |
| many ways to achieve shoulder pain relief. This | | | | 6. Activity modification |
| article will discuss the common methods of | | | | If you have experienced shoulder joint pain you |
| relieving painful symptoms of the shoulder. | | | | will want to consult your physician if you are |
| The goal of treating painful symptoms of the | | | | unable to lift your arm overhead or lift items, |
| shoulder is to eliminate those symptoms and allow | | | | notice any deformity of the joint that wasn't |
| the patient to return to a normal level of work | | | | there before, shoulder pain that is not improving |
| and recreational activities. How successful you | | | | after a week or so, swelling or bruising in the |
| are at achieving this is dependent on many | | | | absence of injury, signs of infection (fever, |
| factors. These include but are not limited to the | | | | redness, warm to touch). |
| extent of your injury, your medical history, | | | | Treatment to achieve shoulder pain relief will |
| previous shoulder injuries, your commitment to | | | | come in the form of activity modification, rest, |
| getting better, an accurate diagnosis, previous | | | | and therapeutic exercises to improve your |
| shoulder surgeries, your occupation and your level | | | | strength and range of motion. Anti-inflammatory |
| of activities. | | | | medication may be prescribed as well. In more |
| Here are some of the more common shoulder | | | | stubborn cases your physician may recommend |
| pain relief methods that are used today: | | | | an injection. Surgery is sometimes required but |
| 1. Light rest which means you can move your | | | | in the majority of cases the shoulder joint pain |
| shoulder but should avoid lifing heavy items, | | | | can be relieved with conservative measures. |
| overhead activities or repetitive activities that | | | | Shoulder pain relief can be achieved through |
| increase your pain. | | | | several of the methods described in this article. |
| 2. Modalities such as heat and ice can be | | | | Often times a combination of methods is used. |
| comforting and offer some temporary relief of | | | | In the majority of cases a well rounded |
| your shoulder joint pain. | | | | therapeutic exercise program is needed to reduce |
| 3. Gentle stretching to the affected muscles and | | | | pain in the shoulder and to prevent reoccurrence |
| tendons. | | | | of the symptoms. |