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Shoulder Pain/Impingement Matthew E. Mitchell M.D.
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mattmitchellmd.com Disclaimer Patients should discuss specific injuries with their primary care doctor or surgeon. This site is meant to give general information to patients about specific patient problems. It is impossible to individualize this discussion to specific patient issues.
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mattmitchellmd.com Shoulder Pain Many conditions cause shoulder pain Extra Articular pain “outside of the joint” –AC (acromial clavicular) joint pain –Impingement or “bursitis” –Rotator Cuff Tear Intra articular pain “inside the joint” –Arthritis –Cartilage injury –Loose bodies
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mattmitchellmd.com Extra-articular Impingement or bursitis –Inflammation of bursa or “sac” in subacromial space Symptoms –Crepitus which patients call “popping” “crunching” in shoulder –Pain with overhead activity –Pain localized on apex of shoulder
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mattmitchellmd.com Anatomy Bursa: Location of “Bursitis” Clavicle Humerus Acromion AC joint Rotator Cuff Underneath Bursa
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mattmitchellmd.com Treatment of Impingement Physical Therapy –Regain range of motion –Start strengthening Injections –Caution in young people –Toxic to cartilage –Limit injections to 3 or less Surgery –Arthroscopic decompression –Shave piece of bone and remove inflamed bursa
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mattmitchellmd.com Results of Treatment Most patients get better with physical therapy and modifications to activity in 6 months Surgery has good results when people have had a favorable response to injections
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mattmitchellmd.com AC or Acromio-clavicular Pain Pain located in the joint that connects the acromion and clavicle Symptoms –Pain located in the mid clavicle or “collar bone” area –Sometimes occurs in weight lifters –Can also exist with impingment or “bursitis”
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mattmitchellmd.com Anatomy Bursa: Location of “Bursitis” Clavicle Humerus Acromion AC joint: location of AC pain Rotator Cuff Underneath Bursa
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mattmitchellmd.com AC Pain Treatment Physical Therapy –Regain range of motion –Start strengthening Injections –Caution in young people –Toxic to cartilage –Limit injections to 3 or less Surgery –Arthroscopic decompression –Shave part of joint out
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mattmitchellmd.com Results of Treatment Physical therapy can be beneficial if “bursitis” or impingement is also present Injections can give very good relief of pain Surgery has high predictive success if injections temporarily relieve pain
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mattmitchellmd.com Rotator Cuff Tear Tear of the small muscles around the shoulder Symptoms –Pain with overhead activity –Weakness –Pain on apex of shoulder –More common in people over 40 years old
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mattmitchellmd.com Anatomy Rotator Cuff Muscle “Covers” the Shoulder Like a Cuff
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mattmitchellmd.com Treatment Treatment depends on symptoms and age of patient Young patients with tears should probably have early repair even if symptoms are not severe Middle age patients 40-60 years old should be trialed with non- operative treatment but enlargement of tear and arthritis is a possibility Older patients with large tears can be treated with injections and non-operative treatment
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mattmitchellmd.com Results of Treament Very large tears are difficult to treat In older patients pain is reliably relieved but strength may not be improved with surgery In younger patients some improvement in strength may be possible with surgery
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mattmitchellmd.com Intra-articular Pain Cartilage Injury –Labrum (surrounds the articular cartilage) –Arthritis (articular cartilage) Symptoms –Dislocations –Throwing pain –Loss of strength
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mattmitchellmd.com Intra-articular Pain Superior Labral Tears: throwing pain Inferior Labral Tears: instability and dislocation Arthritis: articular cartilage
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mattmitchellmd.com Treatment Physical Therapy –Range of motion –Strengthening Injections –Used to help with diagnosis Surgery Arthroscopic repair of labral injury Tighten capsule if necessary
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mattmitchellmd.com Results Arthroscopic repair of labral injuries –Good results with accurate diagnosis Arthroscopic treatment of dislocation –It has results equal to open repair but these reports are early –There may be a role for early repair in young active people
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mattmitchellmd.com Summary Shoulder pain has intra-articular and extra-articular causes Burisitis or impingement is most common extra-articular cause The main initial treatment is physical therapy and activity modification Surgery has good results in most cases Back to Patient Information
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