Shoulder pain is very common. One in three people will experience shoulder pain at some point in their lives. Although shoulder pain can be very uncomfortable it is rarely serious and will normally settle within 6-12 weeks without any treatment.
A number of factors have been associated with shoulder pain. These include:
These include:
You may experience constant or intermittent (comes and goes) symptoms that are aggravated by certain activities and reduced by others.
Try some of these self-help tips to aid your recovery:
Reproduced with kind permission by the author, Professor Jeremy Lewis.
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