{"id":6072,"date":"2025-08-30T13:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/?page_id=6072"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:26:55","slug":"shoulder-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/index.php\/shoulder-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulder Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-2021335933\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title has-parallax box-shadow-1\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"-4\">\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Shoulder Pain          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <ul class=\"nav sm-touch-scroll nav-simple nav-uppercase text-center nav-center\"><li class=\"nav-single-page hidden\"><\/li><\/ul>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_468074555\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #Intro\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#Intro\" data-title=\"Intro\"><a name=\"Intro\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n<p>Muscles of the neck and shoulder may get strained due to prolonged stress in the area. You need to relax the area by slow movements and bring the muscle out of the overcontracted state.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the location of the shoulder pain, the corresponding muscles, whether overstrained or overstretched, could be treated accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-653926762\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-653926762 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_468074555 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_468074555 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_468074555 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:300px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1045749523\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #Anatomy\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#Anatomy\" data-title=\"Anatomy\"><a name=\"Anatomy\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-44236024\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-966482864\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-487794248\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Anatomy<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-487794248 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-639467314\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-639467314 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-568777807\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1543107106\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-1515595522\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-large slider-nav-dark slider-nav-outside slider-style-normal slider-show-nav\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": 6000,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": true,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": true,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": true,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1724791007\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"704\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-6.27.18-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-6.27.18-PM.png 704w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-6.27.18-PM-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-6.27.18-PM-510x365.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1724791007 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1409021353\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub.png 600w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub-510x326.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1409021353 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n     \t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1035908009\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-948947388\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-948947388 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1849675729\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Upper Trunk Anterior muscles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pectoralis major<\/li>\n<li>Pectoralis minor<\/li>\n<li>Serratus anterior (to stabilize the scapula when arm elevation against gravity)<\/li>\n<li>Sternocleidomastoids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1849675729 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1849675729 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-1849675729 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1035908009 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 50px 71px 50px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1035908009 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 10px 10px 10px 11px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1035908009 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 10% 10% 10% 10%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-568777807 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1832973140\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1832973140 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-335926643\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2033455265\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-1889240633\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-large slider-nav-dark slider-nav-outside slider-style-normal slider-show-nav\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": false,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": true,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": true,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": true,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_956604651\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles-back1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles-back1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles-back1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_956604651 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n     \t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-966243975\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-2003807052\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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You may notice them if you return to activities after a period of inactivity\u2014without gradually building up strength and endurance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overused <a href=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/index.php\/trapezius\/\">Trapezius<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Underused or overstretched rhombus\u2014shoulders rounding\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Overstrained Pectoralis Minor\u2014Depression and anterior tilt of the scapula<\/li>\n<li>Overstrained serratus anterior\u2014protraction, elevation and rotation of the scapula<\/li>\n<li>Overstrained Deltoid<\/li>\n<li>Overstrained Supraspinatus &#8211; initiates the abduction, externally rotates the humerus<\/li>\n<li>Inflamed supraspinatus muscle pinching the acromion while raising the arm\u2014shoulder impingement syndrome.<\/li>\n<li>Strained infraspinatous muscle &#8211; humerus abduction horizontal and vertical, external rotation<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1836217634 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 2px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1758612659 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 25px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal\"  id=\"row-1880453658\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1996740203\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  data-animate=\"bounceInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1296345848\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-301747818\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\" style=\"background-color:rgb(134, 233, 190);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Anti Inflammatory medication<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1392363662\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Inflammation&nbsp;(swelling) usually happens when your&nbsp;immune system&nbsp;sends cells to fight infections or heal an injury. Health conditions can make your immune system go into overdrive. This can lead to inflammation causing more problems than it helps. Steroids make your body slow down the production of the chemicals that cause inflammation.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-header-1 PageHeader_title__HMWC0\">Steroid-Induced Secondary Osteoporosis<\/h1>\n<p class=\"Markdown_md__UVFG1 PageHeader_description__GYAA6 display-standard\">Corticosteroids (also known as glucocorticoids, cortisone, or steroids)&nbsp;are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs that can cause bones to weaken and become prone to fracture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"rt-li\">\n<p class=\"rt-p\">They stimulate the activity of osteoclasts (which are bone-absorbing cells).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"rt-li\">\n<p class=\"rt-p\">They prevent the formation of osteoblasts (which are bone-building cells).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"rt-li\">\n<p class=\"rt-p\">They interfere with the small intestine\u2019s ability to absorb calcium. Corticosteroids can prevent the small intestine from absorbing the calcium your body needs, and the calcium that\u2019s not absorbed is excreted in your urine. When your body isn\u2019t absorbing calcium from the small intestine, it takes calcium away from your bones. 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