Shoulder Conditions

Rotator cuff related shoulder pain is an overarching term that encompasses a spectrum of shoulder conditions that include; subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome, bursitis, rotator cuff tendinopathy, and symptomatic partial and full thickness rotator cuff tears. At Sydney Muscle & Joint Physio Penrith common symptoms include pain and impairment of shoulder movement and function usually experienced …

Shoulder bursitis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in the shoulder, specifically affecting the bursa—a small, fluid-filled sac that helps reduce friction between the bones, tendons, and muscles around the joint. When the bursa becomes irritated or inflamed, typically due to repetitive movement, overuse, or trauma, it can result in shoulder pain, …

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterised by shoulder pain and significant loss of both active and passive range of motion of the shoulder. The clinical course is over 4 stages that include a period of differential diagnosis that mainly presents as subacromial pain syndrome (up to 3 months), then freezing …

Shoulder pain and weakness is typically caused by an irritated tendon and/or bursa, which lead to compromised firing of the shoulder muscles that include the rotator cuff and biceps muscles. Some of the conditions that can cause a painful and weak shoulder include rotator cuff tendinopathy (tendinitis, tendinous), sub-acromial pain syndrome (SAPS), or shoulder bursitis.​Generally …

Shoulder pain and stiffness is commonly associated with articular problems, namely glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis). Patients will often present with shoulder pain, stiffness, and an insidious reduction in shoulder range of motion- movements like doing your hair or drying the back of the head will become difficult and painful.Glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis …

A painful and unstable shoulder is described as shoulder pain caused by irritation of shoulder joint structures such as the joint, capsule lining, tendons, ligaments, bursa and muscles and is due to the elaborate system of both static and dynamic stabilisers being compromised. The terminology often used is glenohumeral instability or multi-directional instability of the …

Sub-acromial pain syndrome is defined as any non-traumatic shoulder problem, usually unilateral, with localised pain around the acromion, which usually worsens during or after lifting of the arm. The following terms are commonly linked to sub acromial pain syndrome: bursitis, tendinosis calcarea, supraspinatus tendinopathy, partial tear of the rotator cuff, biceps tendinitis and rotator cuff …