The most mobile joint in the body.
A little bit like the hip, people can experience pain in the shoulder that originates from different areas. Therefore a thorough and skilled assessment is necessary to try to identify the key issues, and then develop a tailored treatment regime.
Common shoulder symptoms include: pain, stiffness, weakness/heaviness, altered sensation (Eg numbness and pins and needles), difficulties with doing simple everyday tasks (getting dressed, washing etc.), and trouble sleeping. I see people who have had shoulder surgery too…