| Shoulder pain may be common among active | | | | conditions of the shoulders. Some of these |
| people. Its first few symptoms may be | | | | strenuous activities include lifting heavy weights or |
| stiffness in the shoulder area with concomitant | | | | objects, push ups, other sports such as |
| slight pain. The shoulder may also feel heavy, | | | | badminton, basketball, or tennis among others. |
| with the pain gradually increasing causing more | | | | Putting ice on the part of the shoulder where the |
| discomfort. This is normally indicative of the fact | | | | pain is persistent may also prove helpful. The |
| that tendons in the shoulder are swollen or | | | | idea is that the area where the pain is most felt |
| inflamed. There are a number of methods which | | | | may be an inflamed area. Ice has the effect of |
| can be resorted to if only to relieve persistent | | | | easing out the inflammation. Thus, applying ice |
| shoulder pain. But it must be emphasized here | | | | may prove helpful up to some extent. Drinking |
| that the ultimate objective of relieving or getting | | | | anti-inflammatory medicines which have |
| rid of shoulder pain is not just to ease out the | | | | pain-relieving effect may also be an effective |
| pain but to also restore the normal functioning of | | | | method to get rid of shoulder pain. Ibuprofen |
| one’s shoulders. It is possible that under | | | | and naproxen may work against shoulder pains. |
| normal circumstances no pain is felt in the | | | | One alternative means of relieving the pain in the |
| shoulder area except when certain activities are | | | | shoulder area would be acupuncture. Limited |
| performed such as carrying solid objects even if | | | | forms of exercises may also be advised. |
| such objects are not really heavy. In this case, | | | | Shoulder exercise however must be done |
| the shoulders may not experience any pain under | | | | meticulously so as not to stress the shoulders. |
| relaxed conditions but the person may not carry | | | | Special shoulder exercises which consist of some |
| out certain normal or usual activities and functions. | | | | simple motion exercises as well as aerobics will |
| | | | | help keep the flow of the blood in the injured |
| Therefore, the question on how to get rid of | | | | tendons thereby reducing soreness. Since these |
| shoulder pain should boil down to relieving the pain | | | | are special exercises, it is always best to consult |
| and restoring the normal functioning of the | | | | with your doctor first before doing the |
| shoulders. | | | | exercises. If one smokes, it is advisable to stop |
| To relieve shoulder pain, some rehabilitation | | | | to allow for more oxygen to reach the injured |
| therapists would recommend an active rest of | | | | part therefore accelerating the healing process. |
| the shoulder. This however does not mean that | | | | If despite a good rehabilitation program the pain is |
| the person is prevented from moving the | | | | still not relieved, it may be that the tendons have |
| shoulders and doing certain light activities. | | | | been torn. In this case, a surgery may already |
| “Resting the shoulders” only means that a | | | | be necessary. In such a case, consulting with a |
| person avoids doing excessive and strenuous | | | | physician is again the best thing to do first. |
| activities that may stress and aggravate the | | | | |