Shoulder Nerve and Shoulder Nerve Pain
Shoulder nerve pain is not common but it can arise for a number of reasons. The shoulder joint and all the muscles that surround it get their nerve supply from the same part of the spinal cord that supplies the fifth segment of the neck. This is called the C5 segment of the neck.
Pain from the C5 segment of the neck (or from the shoulder joint and the tissues that surround it) is felt from the top of the arm, down over the outer part of the elbow and towards the hand. This type of shoulder nerve pain is called referred pain.
The shoulder nerve is also called the suprascapular nerve - it runs above the spine of the shoulder blade bone - passing through a little notch - to supply the joint and its muscles.
Some specialist doctors can inject this suprascapular shoulder nerve as a treatment for chronic shoulder pain.
Read more about your shoulders by following the links on these pages
Pain from the C5 segment of the neck (or from the shoulder joint and the tissues that surround it) is felt from the top of the arm, down over the outer part of the elbow and towards the hand. This type of shoulder nerve pain is called referred pain.
The shoulder nerve is also called the suprascapular nerve - it runs above the spine of the shoulder blade bone - passing through a little notch - to supply the joint and its muscles.
Some specialist doctors can inject this suprascapular shoulder nerve as a treatment for chronic shoulder pain.
Read more about your shoulders by following the links on these pages
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