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Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Pain: Introduction

Shoulder Pain: A pain that occurs in the shoulder. There is often other associated symptoms depending on the cause of the shoulder pain. For example, swelling may indicate a broken bone. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Shoulder Pain is available below.

Symptoms of Shoulder Pain

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Medical Textbooks Online about Shoulder Pain

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Shoulder Pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
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  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
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Misdiagnosis and Shoulder Pain

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Shoulder Pain: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
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Causes of Shoulder Pain

• Rotator cuff syndrome
• Humerus juvenile osteochondritis
• Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome
• Shoulder joint dislocation
• Impingement syndrome of shoulder
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• Shoulder Pain as a complication caused by other conditions
• Shoulder Pain as a symptom
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News Archives for Shoulder Pain

Medical news articles related to Shoulder Pain include:

• Shockwave Treatment May Not Be Best for Shoulder Pain
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Shoulder Pain

Medical research articles related to Shoulder Pain include:

• Subacromial ultrasound guided or systemic steroid injection for rotator cuff disease: randomised double blind study.
• Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine intervention
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• Gabapentin does not reduce post-thoracotomy shoulder pain: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study
• A Simple Clinical Maneuver to Reduce Laparoscopy-Induced Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Shoulder pain and external rotation in spastic hemiplegia do not improve by injection of botulinum toxin A into the subscapular muscle
• Accuracy of physical examination in subacromial impingement syndrome
• more research...»

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Videos for Shoulder Pain

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Clinical Trials for Shoulder Pain

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Shoulder Pain include:

• Intra-Articular Injection of Botulinum Toxin Type A for Shoulder Pain - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - intra-articular botulinum toxin type a
• All-Arthroscopic Versus Mini-Open Repair of Small or Moderate Rotator Cuff Tears - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Chiropractic Adjustive Technique - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study of the Incidence of Post-Thoracotomy Shoulder Pain - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Efficacy and Safety of Ketoprofen Topical Patch 20% in the Treatment of Pain Associated With Shoulder, Elbow or Knee Tendonitis or Bursitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ketoprofen Topical Patch 20%
• more trials...»

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Definitions of Shoulder Pain:

Unilateral or bilateral pain of the shoulder. It is often caused by physical activities such as work or sports participation, but may also be pathologic in origin. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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