Shoulder pain

What it feels like

Shoulder pain often shows up when you reach overhead, sleep on the affected side, or lift anything even moderately heavy. Some people feel a catch or click; some describe pain radiating into the upper arm. It can build slowly with overuse or start after a specific fall or lift.

What we check at your evaluation

We evaluate range of motion, strength, and the specific tests that suggest rotator cuff, biceps tendon, or impingement patterns, and we look at the neck as a possible referring source. Imaging is used when it will change the plan.

Treatment options we offer

Every plan is individualized after a clinician evaluation. Depending on your situation your plan may draw from steroid or trigger-point injections, guided physical therapy, acupuncture, laser therapy, StemWave (non-invasive shockwave), and — where clinically appropriate and consistent with Maryland law and CDC guidelines — monitored medication management. Treatment plans are set only after clinical evaluation; no outcome is guaranteed.

Treatment plans are set only after clinical evaluation. No outcome is guaranteed.

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