Abstract

One of the most common peripheral joints to be treated in the physicians is the shoulder. The shoulder joint allows the arm to move with respect to the thorax. This motion normally occurs through a complex interaction of the individual motions of the glenohumeral, scapulothoracic, sternoclavicular, acromiocla- vicular, costosternal, and costovertebral joints as well as the articulation. The cause of shoulder pain are the traumatic arthritis, the immobilization arthritis, perishoulder joints problem, impingement syndrome, adhesive capsulitis of shoulder and bursitis, extracapsular ligaments (coracohumeral ligament, coracoclavicular ligament), subdeltoid bursa, and perishoulder tendinitis. The precise physical examination and the diagnosis are the necessary of treatment of shoulder problem. The methods of treatment of shoulder pain are included in the corticosteroid and local anesthetics injection, the physical therapy, and the exercise of the massage and the stretching. Korean Journal of Headache 2(2):137-147, 2001