“How Can I Tell If The Source Of My Pain Is FromMy Shoulders? ” TRY THESE TESTS TO ASSESS YOUR SHOULDER PAIN You can injure your shoulder quite easily while you’re working or training, or even by seemingly harmless but repetitive movements. Even slouching behind your computer for hours on end could cause it. There are also diseases that cause pain that can travel to the shoulder. These include diseases of the spine, liver, heart, or gallbladder. Shoulder pain is most often from an injury – like a strain or a tear – caused by repetitive sports movements. It can come from throwing a ball over and over, as you might do in baseball, for example. Golf and tennis strains are also big culprits, or it can even happen during improper weight training. As you get older, the wear and tear on this part of the body can weaken the structure of the shoulder, especially if you’ve allowed your muscles to atrophy from lack of exercise. The blood supply is quite poor in this area, and smoking can make it much worse. That’s why it’s important to keep the muscles strong and fit, and to regularly move and rotate your shoulder. The space where your rotator cuff tendons and shoulder bursa reside becomes smaller when your arm is raised overhead and pushed to the limit. If pain is felt in your shoulder, the test is considered positive. The pain is likely caused by impingement of the tendons or bursa in that area of your shoulder. BICEPS TENDONITIS TEST. 1. While seated, raise your painful arm (shoulder) forward to the front. 2. While holding your arm out straight in front of you, turn your palm up (e.g., forearm supinated). 3. You partner should then push your arm down, while you attempt to resist. “There are multiple movements at the shoulders, making it a challenge to directly pinpoint an injury. But proper assessment and movement tests to determine specific pain can narrow it down to certain injury issues.” Pain felt in the front of your shoulder while resisting your partner’s arm push means biceps tendonitis is the probable cause of your shoulder pain. IMPINGEMENT. 1.While seated, have a partner raise the arm of your sore shoulder to the front and overhead as far as possible. 2.Your partner should use one hand on your arm and the other hand supporting your shoulder blade (scapula).
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