Common Complaints > Shoulder Pain

The shoulder joint is a shallow ball and socket joint therefore it relies on stability from its surrounding soft tissues. As it is a shallow joint it provides a wide range of motion, however these characteristics makes it more prone to injury.

Shoulder pain can be caused by sport or other injuries when joints, muscles or ligaments become inflamed. Long term inflammation within the shoulder joints, often called frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis will cause severe restriction in shoulder movement.

Shoulder pain can also be caused by referred pain from the neck and wear and tear to the joints themselves.

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