RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The painful shoulder: When to inject and when to refer
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 473
OP 488
VO 74
IS 7
A1 Codsi, Michael J.
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/7/473.abstract
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.