[Painful shoulder syndrome].

Painful shoulder syndrome was described by S.E. Duplay 1872. showing the patient with pain and stiffness of the shoulder after trauma. Codman et. al. at the beginning of 20th century expanded the syndrome on several causes of shoulder pain. Syndrome is characterized by pain and limitation of joint movements. One of the most common nontraumatic causes of shoulder pain is periarticular disorder. The potential sources of local or referred pain may be muscle, tendon, bursa or neurovascular structures. Secondary referral pain to the shoulder may be due to coronary artery disease, hepatic or splenic disease.