What is the first line of treatment for shoulder pain? Before you can treat a problem, you have to figure out what the problem is. A shoulder specialist is the best person to find out what the problem is.
Now, I understand you don’t want to go to the doctor for every ache and pain. If the pain is relatively mild and doesn’t hold you back that much and hasn’t been there that long, less than a week or two, anti-inflammatory, ice, rest, activity, modification—those things are all fine as long as you can take NSAIDs.
If that doesn’t fix it, the next step is to see a shoulder specialist. Not all doctors are the same, and someone who does nothing but see shoulders all day, every day, is going to be able to diagnose the problem very quickly and then figure out how to treat it very quickly.
Compared to other doctors, sometimes they’re not getting the proper diagnosis or the true diagnosis, and if you don’t have the diagnosis, then it’s really hard to treat a problem.
Shoulder problems got you down? See Dr. Kruse, your shoulder pain specialist. Schedule an appointment today at (469) 804-5977.