This document discusses the throwing shoulder from an orthopaedic surgeon's perspective. It begins by outlining common overhead athlete pathologies like internal impingement and unstable painful shoulders. Internal impingement occurs when the rotator cuff impinges against the glenoid rim and can cause articular sided tears and labral lesions. Unstable painful shoulders present with pain but no instability symptoms. The document then reviews surgical decision making, the role of non-operative treatment and imaging, and finally presents a management algorithm focusing on internal impingement.