Shoulder Pain
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Differential Diagnosis
The differential diagnosis of shoulder pain includes the following:- Sprain
- Strain
- Fracture
Treatment
- Acupuncture:
- St-38 (anterior St-40; have patient move shoulder while needle inserted, with stimulation)
- SJ-14 (divit arm abducted)
- LI-15 (divit arm abducted)
- SI-10 (divit arm adducted inferiolateral scapular spine)
- SI-13 (divit arm adducted superiomedial scapular spine)
- UB-17 (T7; move xue)
- Lu-1 (pain in chest, shoulder & back).
- Lu-2 (pain of chest, shoulder, arm; pain of the shoulder with inability to raise arm [PIHMA]).
- Lu-5 (pain of shoulder, upper arm, tennis elbow, hand - relaxes sinews and activates channel [PIHMA]).
ICD-9 Codes
| ICD9-Code | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|
References
Unless specifically noted above, references used in the construction of this web page include the following:[FDM] Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.
[SCNM] Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.
[UT] Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
[PIHMA] PIHMA lecture notes.
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