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Shoulder Pain Home Care
Home care for shoulder pain includes:
  • Apply cold compresses: Images
    • Apply for 20-30 minutes, every 4 hours, for the first few days.
  • Apply warm compresses:
    • Apply for 20-30 minutes, every 4 hours, after 2 days
  • Rest:
    • Wear a sling as directed. Videos
    • Long term immobilization in a sling can lead to frozen shoulder.
    • If you wear a shoulder sling for longer than two weeks make sure you perform shoulder range of motion exercises twice a day to avoid frozen shoulder. Images
  • Perform shoulder stretching exercises:
    • As directed by your doctor
  • Take prescribed medications as directed.
  • Acetaminophen for pain Images
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain: Images
  • Apply nonprescription pain rubs:
    • ArthriCare
    • Arthritis Pain Relieving Rub
    • Aspercreme
    • Ben-Gay
    • Capzasin-HP
    • Sportscreme
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Last Updated: Aug 4, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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