Why does Shoulder Pain? - Dr. Sachin Karkamkar

Why does Shoulder Pain?

Causes of Shoulder pain

• Frozen Shoulder
• Rotator cuff tear
• Impingement
•  Bursitis
• Tendinitis
•  Injuries – Fractures, Dislocation, Ligament Tear, Cartilage [SLAP} tear
• Arthritis
• Nerve Injuries

Arthritis
If your shoulder is severely damaged by arthritis. it may be hard for you to perform simple activities, such as lifting weights ,wearing clothes ,making hair  or even simple shower.

If nonsurgical treatments like medications and using shoulder supports are no longer helpful, you may want to consider total shoulder replacement surgery.

Joint replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain and help you resume normal activities.
Get to know in detail by Dr Sachin Karkamkar @Hadapsar, Pune. 

OSTEOARTHRITIS

Primary – Degenerative : age

Secondary- 1) Trauma  2) Infection

INFLAMATORY

• Inflammation causes cartilage damage
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Gout

Age Related Osteoarthritis

• The most common cause of chronic shoulder pain and disability is Osteoarthritis. This is an age-related "wear and tear" type of arthritis. It usually occurs in people 50 years of age and older.
• Aging decreases the ability of chondrocytes to maintain and restore articular cartilage and thereby increases the risk of degeneration of the articular cartilage surface. Progressive degeneration of articular cartilage leads to joint pain and dysfunction that is clinically identified as osteoarthritis.
• Articular Cartilage can never regenerate. Once lost, it is a permanent loss.