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Page 1 of 6 Shoulder, Arm and Hand Problems
Problems with the neck, shoulder and arm are often called different things by patients: neuritis, bursitis, neuralgia, rheumatism, frozen shoulder, fibrosis, sprained, strained or sore muscles or "poor circulation."
Old Age?
Some people may blame their shoulder (or other joint) problems on "old age" even though their other shoulder, which doesn't have any problems, is just as old.
Brain Control
What controls your shoulders, arms and hands? How does a message from the brain tell the arm to move, regulate the heartbeat or control the functions of glands and internal organs which are so far away from it?
The brain "talks" with the rest of your body through a vast telecommunications system made up of nerves. Nerves come out of your brain in a large bundle called the spinal cord and travel down your back inside the spinal column.
As the nerves from your brain trail down your spinal cord they first have to pass through holes (foramina) between the spinal bones (vertebrae).
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