Ortho 3M- Stiff And Painful Shoulder

Front 1

what is a stiff and painful shoulder

Back 1

pain and stiffness of the GHJ

Front 2

what is the cause of a stiff and painful shoulder

Back 2

often idiopathic but sometimes secondary to injury

Front 3

what are hte S and S of stiff and painful shoulder

Back 3

1) diffuse pain in shoulder
2) increase pain when moving shoulder
3) night pain (lateral shoulder/upper arm)
4) loss of ROM (NON CAPSULAR)
5) Normal accessory motions of GHJ
6) tenderness of musculature around shoulder
7) muscular end-feel if chronic
8) empty or muscle guarding if acute

Front 4

what is the tx for stiff and painful shoulder

Back 4

1) moist heat/ice
2) focus on soft tissue work and muscle stretching (contract relax) not much focus on joint mobs
3) AAROM with cane or T-bar
4) pendulum exercises
5)joint mobs grade 1 and 2 to decrease muscle guarding
6) isometric exercises (in pain free range)
7) small amount of exercises done several times a day bettern than one long exercsie sessione once a day