Acute Shoulder Pain — Common Causes and their Management

Shoulder pain is the third most common presenting complaint to the primary care practice. Age is a factor which plays an important role in predicting injuries. Clavicular fractures are usually traumatic. Shoulder dislocations are more common in teens to the fourth decade. Other conditions which can give rise to acute shoulder pain are impingement syndrome, frozen shoulder, and bursitis. Diagnosis of these conditions is mostly clinical and radiological investigation supports the diagnosis, with the management depending on the etiology.