LIFE STRESS, EMOTIONS AND PAINFUL STIFF SHOULDER
Authors: T H LORENZ, M J MUSSER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 December 1952LIFE STRESS, EMOTIONS AND PAINFUL STIFF SHOULDERTHOMAS H. LORENZ, M.D., MARC J. MUSSER, M.D., F.A.C.P.THOMAS H. LORENZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARC J. MUSSER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-6-1232 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe common complaint of pain and stiffness in the shoulder or adjacent bodily structures often presents a complex diagnostic and therapeutic problem. In the introduction to a symposium devoted to this subject, Young made the following comment: "In order to make an accurate diagnosis of the various lesions that may cause pain in the arm and shoulder, he (the physician) should have some knowledge of orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, and of diseases of the abdomen, thorax and blood vessels."23This would imply that with such specialized knowledge the basis for the symptom of painful shoulder can be readily established. Unfortunately,...Bibliography1. Bosworth BM: Calcium deposits in the shoulder and subacromial bursitis, J. A. M. A. 116: 2477-2482 (May 31) 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CarnettCase JBEA: A clinical and pathological discussion of so-called subacromial bursitis, S. Clin. North America 9: 1107-1126 (Oct.) 1929. Google Scholar3. Codman EA: The shoulder; rupture of the supraspinatus tendon and other lesions in or about the subacromial bursa, 1934, Thomas Todd Co., Boston, Mass. Google Scholar4. 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SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Painful Shoulder Syndromes: Their Diagnosis and Treatment 1 December 1952Volume 37, Issue 6Page: 1232-1244KeywordsAbdominal painBlood vesselsEmotionsHospital medicineLesionsNeurologyOrthopedicsShouldersStiffnessThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...