Shoulder
Shoulder pain is common and can often have no apparent cause. It can, however, be caused or aggravated by simple things such as:
- taking off your coat
- lifting something awkwardly
- taking part in sport
- a trip or fall
You may feel pain around your shoulder and neck, and into your arm.
Shoulder problems can affect both shoulders, but rarely do.
Around one percent of all GP consultations are about shoulder problems.
Most shoulder problems should begin to settle within 6 weeks.
For more information visit: www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/muscle-bone-and-joints/self-management-advice/shoulder-problems/
Elbow
Elbow problems can be the result of an injury from sport or due to repetitive or unaccustomed movements of the elbow. It may also be due to a flare-up of an existing problem.
Pain on the outside of your elbow is often called tennis elbow, and on the inside, golfer’s elbow.
You may feel some pain in the muscles around your elbow and down to your wrist. You may also have altered feeling into your fingers.
Approximately one in 200 adults are affected by tennis elbow.
More than 90% of people with elbow pain get better by following the appropriate advice and taking the correct medication.
Most elbow problems should begin to settle within 6 weeks.
For more information visit: www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/muscle-bone-and-joints/self-management-advice/elbow-problems/
Links to further information to help you to manage your symptoms can be found in the Patient Resources section of this website.
