Orthopaedic Surgery for Shoulder, Knee and Sports Injuries in the Midlands
Mark Hamlet FRCS (Orth)
Shoulder knee and sports injuries specialist
​Tel: 01543  481929
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  • About Mr Hamlet
  • Finding the clinic
    • The Burton Clinic
    • Little Aston
  • Hospitals and Anaesthetists
    • The Burton Clinic
    • Little Aston Hospital
    • Derby Nuffield
    • TJ Bhatti
    • Ed Briggs
  • Shoulder Problems
    • Painful Shoulder >
      • Frozen Shoulder
      • Rotator Cuff Injuries >
        • Rotator Cuff Repair
        • Shoulder Decompression
      • Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries
      • Shoulder dislocation
    • The Arthritic shoulder >
      • Reverse Polarity Shoulder
      • Shoulder Replacement
      • A Patients experience of a short stem total shoulder replacement
    • Fractures around the shoulder
    • Biceps rupture
    • Steroid Injections
    • AAOS Patient information
    • Time off Work
    • Book an Appointment
    • Physiotherapy
  • Knee Problems
    • Knee Arthroscopy >
      • Cartilage (meniscal) Tears
      • ACL Reconstruction
    • Total Knee Replacement
    • Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
    • AAOS Patient Information
    • Time off Work
    • Book an Appointment
  • Contact Us
  • FAQs
    • Initial Consultation
    • Booking Surgery
    • After Surgery
    • When can I fly?
  • Operation Animations
  • Sports injuries
  • Hand Problems
    • Carpal Tunnel Decompression
    • Trigger finger
    • Wrist Fractures
The Painful Shoulder
The Painful shoulder can have many causes.
Neck problems can manifest as shoulder pain.
The pain may be due to nerve, muscle, tendon, joint, capsule or postural problems.
Correct diagnosis is essential for correct treatment and the information contained in this website can never be a substitute for an examination by a fully qualified shoulder specialist.

Pain and stiffness

May be due to arthritis at the shoulder joint or tightening and inflammation of the lining of the joint (frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis)

Painful Arc

This refers to pain  at the shoulder when it is lifted out to the side. Typically, if you can manage to keep lifting the arm the pain goes above 120 degrees of abduction (lifting up to the side)
This is usually because of 'catching' of the tendon (often called impingement) and if not treated can go on to a tendon tear (rotator cuff tear)

Pain and weakness

This can have several causes but may be due to a tear in the rotator cuff tendon.
Treatment at this stage is usually surgical


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