PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael J. Codsi
TI  - The painful shoulder: When to inject and when to refer
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 473--488
VI  - 74
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/7/473.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/7/473.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2007 Jul 01; 74
AB  - Physicians can usually diagnose the cause of shoulder pain by performing a focused history and physical examination and ordering anteroposterior and lateral radiographs. Treatment depends on the cause and can include physical therapy, injections of corticosteroids into the joint space or bursa, and surgery. This paper reviews the diagnosis and treatment of impingement syndrome, adhesive capsulitis, rotator cuff tears, and arthritis of the glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular (AC) joint.