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Seven Ways to Ease Shoulder Pain Without Painkillers, Injections or Living With It

Most shoulder pain keeps coming back because the symptom was treated, not the cause. This guide explains what actually makes a difference, and how we treat shoulder pain at Cornwall Physio.

Specialist Chartered Physiotherapists Physiotherapy Clinic of the Year 2025/26 St Austell, Cornwall

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What the guide covers

01

Why shoulder pain keeps coming back

The symptom was treated, not the cause. Why that matters, and what needs to change.

02

Not all shoulder pain is a shoulder problem

Nerves from the neck can feel exactly like a shoulder injury, and treating the wrong thing makes things worse.

03

How to match the treatment to the type of shoulder pain

Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff, bursitis, and nerve pain each need a different approach.

04

Reducing inflammation and accelerating healing

How focused shockwave and EMTT, available at only a small number of UK clinics, work where exercises cannot.

05

Rebuilding strength on objective data, not guesswork

Why progressing rehab too early is the most common reason shoulder problems return.

06

Correcting the movement patterns loading the shoulder

Posture, thoracic mobility, scapular control: what is actually putting pressure on your shoulder day to day.

07

Having a plan that takes you all the way back

Getting out of pain is the first step. The guide explains what the full recovery pathway looks like at Cornwall Physio.

Lou Nicholettos, Specialist Chartered Physiotherapist

Written by

Lou Nicholettos, MSc, MSc, BSc (Hons), MCSP, HCPC · Specialist Chartered Physiotherapist · Founder of Cornwall Physio and The Run Lab®

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