Treatment Choice - Treatment Choice | Compare Prices | Find Hospital | There are several types of treatment for shoulder pain, depending on the cause of your shoulder pain and your symptoms.<br/>Some treatment options, such as heat or ice packs and painkillers, may help to reduce pain and treat minor injuries at home. <br/>You should see you GP if your pain is either the result of an injury, it's particularly bad, or there is no sign of improvement after a couple of weeks.<br/>Your GP may refer you for specialist treatment with an orthopaedic surgeon (a specialist in conditions that affect the bones and muscles) or a rheumatologist (a specialist in conditions that affect the muscles and joints) if you have:<br/>a frozen shoulder<br/>a rotator cuff disorder<br/>an acromioclavicular joint disorder<br/>a rotator cuff tear<br/>shoulder instability and you are under 30 years old