Shoulder Pain

Question 1

What is the 3rd most common musculoskeletal complaint?

Answer 1

Shoulder pain

Question 2

What is the only joint in the human body where tendons pass between bones?

Answer 2

Shoulder

Question 3

What is the most sensitive indicator of joint disease?

Answer 3

Restriction of motion

Question 4

What is a test you could use for subacromial impingement?

Answer 4

Painful arc test

Question 5

How do you perform a painful arc test, and how do you get a positive?

Answer 5

Have pt abduct arm to 180. If they have pain between 60-120° that could indicate we have subacromial impingement and/or rotator cuff injury

Question 6

What’s the difference between effusion and edema?

Answer 6

Effusion is fluid buildup inside the joint space whereas edema is fluid buildup in the tissue

Question 7

What’s the most commonly injured rotator cuff muscle?

Answer 7

Supraspinatus, since it’s the only one that travels between bones.

Question 8

What’s the most sensitive and specific rotator cuff injury

Answer 8

Painful arc

Question 9

What’s the most common cause of shoulder pain in primary care

Answer 9

Rotator cuff injuries

Question 10

What are the top causes of chronic shoulder pain?

Answer 10

Shoulder arthritis
Shoulder instability
Rotator cuff disorders
Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Question 11

What are the top causes of life threatening shoulder pain?

Answer 11

Septic arthritis

Referred pain