Dr Ahmed SalamaHelp with shoulder pain when reaching, lifting or sleeping
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, which makes it prone to wear and inflammation. If reaching up, dressing or lying on your side is painful, a targeted injection alongside physiotherapy may help.
Shoulder pain can make everyday tasks such as dressing, reaching up or sleeping on your side difficult. It usually comes from the joint itself, the tendons and bursa around it, or the small joint at the top of the shoulder.
Dr Salama uses ultrasound to guide injections to the structure thought to be causing the pain. For pain that has not settled with physiotherapy, or where surgery is not suitable or surgical criteria are not met (for example, a small rotator cuff tear), nerve treatments such as suprascapular nerve block and pulsed radiofrequency may give longer-lasting relief.