Self-Diagnose Shoulder Pain with these Tests

Shoulder pain can be caused by many different anatomical structures in the body, like the neck, a bursa, tendon or even a rib. In this video, chiropractor Jasper Hulscher shares the tests which are commonly used to diagnose which structure causes the shoulder pain.

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[michaelhayward]

Thanks a million, so it's the AC joint thats been giving me problems for years. I was speaking to my doctor today about this very issue. Your simple test worked so I so will be passing this information on to my GP in due course. Result.

[fr]

Very impressive video - I've been a doctor for almost a decade & have just gained more knowledge of shoulder exam than whole of medical school gave me! (Dnt worry I'm not a GP/don't work in a specialty where I need to know this - watching for my own shoulder pain!) Great work :)

[sethgandy]

You guys can lift your arm?! I'm jealous 😂😐😭

[debraloveless]

Wow!! You nailed it!! I have been wondering why I’ve been having issues at night when I sleep on my arm. Now I know it’s a rotator cuff injury. It’s not the best news but I’m happy knowing before I go see a doctor. Thank you!!

[pauliewalsh]

This was very informative. Using the pulling technique to check for an AC injury, I felt an automatic sharp pain. I could not explain the location of this to my doctor previously, so thank you🙏

[arcynic]

I followed through with the tests and was uncertain, until the AC joint test. Yep I have an AC joint issue. I wanted to take a second to express my gratitude for the clear and concise information. I hope I will learn to press pain free in the near future.

[evecloudlet]

It's great to see this... I have also treated myself. Weedborn oils have helped me a lot.

[stidhamhimer]

Amazing. Nailed it. Thank you for putting this online

[cormaripotgieter]

This is fantastic! Thank you so much. I've been struggling with a pain for months and thought it was a silly pinched nerve.

[conniejl]

Omg i have had a problem with my left shoulder, arm, neck, and hand including shooting pains and stiffness for 6 years. Seen 3 physios, two were private (and expensive!!). Everyone told me it was cervical radiculopathy but whenever I did the test for that I got nothing. I just watched this and on the second test my left hand went completely numb and pathetically weak - omg!! Literally nearly crying, have been looking for answers for so long. Thank u. Hopefully my recovery journey can actually begin now lol

[ludlowbrim]

Thanks very much this is very informative. I have a pain on my shoulder for about 3 months now and can't find whats the cause but your first demonstration tells what is my problem. Thanks much

[moonqueen]

Thank you so much Doctor for sharing your valuable knowledge. 🌷
My shoulder is killing me I didn’t think that shoulder pain could be this horrible 😢

[fireballexplosion]

I'm not gonna lie, I had my doubts as I went through these tests on that I would get an idea on what was going on as none of the them were causing the ache to show....until the very last one with the impingement. HOLY CRAP did that make it stand out like crazy. Gonna see what I can do now to hopefully relieve it now. Thanks a ton for this information, you've earned yourself another subscriber as well. 🤝

[chiquitinablue]

Hahaha I'm a mess! It hurts with so many of the tests 😭

[spendingtimetogether]

I've had an on-and-off nagging left shoulder pain (I think due to lifting too many heavy things) and identified a pinching shoulder pain with your 2:30 exercise when pulling back; the moving of my hands don't hurt at all though. I think the sore part/pain is at the fleshy part immediately below the backfacing leftmost pointy part of the horizontal bone. Could you please advise what exercises I can do? Thank you.

[pistopit]

Amazingly explained how to diagnose yourself. Thank you for this. In my case only first test was positive. So my shoulder pain comes from my neck. The pain i experience is shooting into my right romboid. Sometimes it also goes below my armpit, almost to the front of my chest. Exercises with towel around my neck to decompres it and also exercise with tilting my head in oposite direction than painful side helps me a lot. Pain is less and less shooting. Feels like the pain comes back to it's source. Light cardio like fast walk also help my pain. I just wonder in all this will I ever heal more permanently. All these remedies so far give me temporary relieve only.

[C_CREATURE_]

Thank you so much, mine is the first one, pinched nerve in the neck from bench pressing and stress from work. Almost feels like a snapped rubber band that goes from my back up to my shoulder and down to my bicep.

[kellyalves]

Thank you.. This was such a helpful video. Is it possible to have pain for the rotator cuff, the AC, and the impingement? I had a reaction to all three of those.

[jujubelooga]

Amazing Sir!! Very thorough video, and pretty much covers most common ailments. Thank you!

[itsirkeel]

Thank you so much! I went through each of these, got to the pull apart test, and that's when I yelled out in pain. Now I know! Thank you!!