It would be great if our bodies were infallible! But of course, they are not, and the best we can do is keep ourselves in the best physical health possible. Yet, even then, we can experience problematic areas: Joint pain, muscle stiffness, inflammation, and sore body parts. Pain can occur for countless reasons, and it is debilitating when it does. Here is a helpful insight into a common problematic area — shoulder pain.
Shoulder Pain
What Is Shoulder Pain?
Shoulder pain is any type of pain or discomfort you feel in your shoulder. Your shoulder is called a ball-and-socket joint. It can move in many directions and it’s considered to be the most movable joint in the body. But it’s actually two joints (the acromioclavicular joint and the glenohumeral joint).
Your shoulder joins with your upper-arm bone (humerus), shoulder blade (scapula), and collarbone (clavicle). The humerus fits into the rounded socket of the scapula. Each shoulder is held in place by a group of four muscles and tendons, called a rotator cuff, which covers and protects the humerus and lets you raise and move your arm.
There are also ligaments that hold bone to bone, and a sac filled with fluid that cushions the humerus head inside the joint. Because there are so many parts to the shoulder, there are many reasons why your shoulder might hurt. You might injure it in a fall or accident, or you could have overdone a chore like painting. Sometimes, shoulder pain comes from a condition like arthritis. It can even stem from problems in other parts of your body, which is called referred pain.
Depending on what’s causing the pain, it can be sharp or achy. It can be sudden or come on gradually. It can also stop you from doing some of your regular activities. Using a painful shoulder could cause further damage, so it’s important to find out why your shoulder hurts and get treatment as soon as possible.
Shoulder Injury Symptoms
The shoulder’s ball-and-socket joint gives you great range of motion, but it comes at the expense of stability. The shoulder joint gets dislocated more often than any other joint in the body. And repeated stress from the way you use your shoulders on the job or playing sports can lead to tears and other injuries.
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Reference: [ https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/why-does-my-shoulder-hurt ]