What are the main causes of Shoulder Pain in Women?

In other words, the pain is in the shoulder, but can come from many different parts of the body. This is because the shoulder is not a separate part of the body, but interacts with nearly the entire upper part of our body. The shoulder is made up of bones, muscles, and tendons that all work together with other parts of the body.

The pain can generate from basically anywhere from arthritis, from an injury or from repetitive movements. For this reason it is quite complicated to identify the cause of the pain, but this is what makes the diagnosis so important. Without a correct understanding of the cause of the pain, it is impossible to choose the right treatment.

Unfortunately this aspect is often underestimated. For a correct treatment it is therefore essential that a patient sees a specialised physician who has the experience and the knowledge to make the right diagnosis. Otherwise the risk is to do more harm than good, which ultimately will result in a slower healing.

First thing first: See a specialist physician!

Once you have a diagnosis and the treatment, like in most cases, is physiotherapy, you need to find a specialised physiotherapist, who will select the right combination of exercises to get you back on track.

Second: Find a specialised physiotherapist.

Finding an expert can result to be more challenging than expected. First of all because there are not many around and in some areas even none…and secondly because these experts might be booked out for weeks.

Third: Make sure to perform exercises correctly and regularly.

Now that you have found an expert, you will need to see him/her as often as possible, especially in the first months. This can become a logistic challenge and a financial nightmare.

On top of it, even with an expert at your side, ideally the exercises should be performed daily, so you will have to do exercises at home, on your own, making sure that they are done correctly.

Last but not least: Here is where allimb comes into the game.

To get the best in class cure we recommend to add allimb to your health journey. Allimb is an medical app, which corrects you in real time and makes sure that your exercises are performed well. By using just your smartphone, tablet or smart-TV you can do your daily routine wherever you are and knowing that you are monitored and corrected, you can do them with full confidence.

While you focus on getting better, we analyse and share the quality and quantity of your exercises with your specialist, who can monitor your progress. This allows you and your care provider to be laser focussed on your individual healing process and understand how to best proceed. Everytime you see your specialist, this information will be the base to maximize the productive time you spend with your physiotherapist.

Innovation: The digital approach

Allimb combines digital excellence with traditional care, aiming to lower your pain and give you back the quality of life you were used to having. With allimb you are never left alone and you will see that doing your exercises can nearly turn into fun - well, let’s be honest, it might never be fun, but it can bring you back the fun of a pain-free life.

Recap: How it works?

• See a specialist physician to get a diagnosis/prescription
• Find a physiotherapist specialised on shoulder (on or offline)
• Start your physiotherapy, combined with the medical app allimb

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contacting us.

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Artus M, van der Windt DA, Afolabi EK, Buchbinder R, Chesterton LS, Hall A, et al. Management of shoulder pain by UK general practitioners (GPs): a national survey. BMJ Open. 2017;7(6):e015711 This paper describes the heterogeneity of management of shoulder pain in general practice.

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