At Chiropractic Pain Solutions, we recognize how debilitating shoulder pain can be, impacting your ability to work, engage in daily activities, and enjoy life to its fullest. Our specialized shoulder pain services are designed to address this common yet complex issue head-on.
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The shoulder is a complex joint and is the second most unstable joint in the body. Because the shoulder joint allows for so much range of motion, this can leave it vulnerable to injury. With the shoulder complex containing multiple bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and a labrum, there can be many different sources of pain generators and causes of dysfunction, which is why evaluating the cause of injury is important.
1. Overuse due to repetitive motions due to sports or work. Sports like baseball, softball, volleyball, and tennis require these motions. Jobs like carpentry and painting are repetitive and can lead to injury over time if improper biomechanics are used.
2. Postural stress, known as Upper-Crossed Syndrome, is caused by positional stress endured over long periods, mostly from sitting in a chair or desk all day.
We are dedicated to identifying the source of your shoulder pain, going beyond just the symptoms to ensure lasting relief and resilience for your shoulder. Unlike the common approach of treating only the visible discomfort or tightness, our method involves pinpointing and addressing the root cause of shoulder injuries.
This approach ensures a comprehensive treatment plan tailored specifically to your needs and condition.
The rotator cuff, comprised of four muscles called the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis, moves the shoulder in multiple directions and even helps stabilize the joint. Without proper stabilization, stress on the rotator cuff increases, causing strain, tendinitis, or tear over time. Rotator cuff injuries can be nagging, but there are often excellent results with conservative care.
Adhesive Capsulitis is a condition where it may be challenging to put on a coat, reach behind you, and strap your bra. Frozen shoulder most happens in women who are over the age of 40. Risk factors include previous injury that caused immobilization, diabetes, hypertension, and thyroid issues.
The first goal is to find what is causing the frozen shoulder. Treatment will also consist of mobilizing tissues to free the shoulder's range of motion and rehabilitation to strengthen the shoulder.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome happens when there is nerve entrapment and blood flow restriction between the neck and arm.
TOS can happen because of a few different factors:
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome can cause sensations of a dead arm, numbness, tingling, and pain down the arm.
Intervertebral discs in our spine have strong outer fibers called the annulus fibrosis with an inner "jelly" like material called the nucleus pulposus.
Due to trauma, repetitive motion, improper heavy lifting, genetics, and other risk factors, the annulus fibrosis can break down, letting the jelly-like nucleus pulposus create a bulge or breakthrough, causing disc herniation.
Herniations can cause inflammation and irritation around the nerve resulting in severe pain. This pain can travel to your shoulder blade or down your arm. The pain in your arm can be sharp, electrical, or shooting. There can also be sensory changes that include paresthesia, numbness, tingling, and loss of sensation.
Different causes of cervical disc pain/radiculopathy include:
In most cases, you can avoid surgery or injections. Our first goal in the office is to reduce the pain from your arm or shoulder blade and get it to "centralize" to your spine. We often do that by finding a pain-free repetitive motion of your spine that you can do at home to speed up the recovery process. After that, we will work on restoring proper joint movement and muscle activation to prevent this from occurring again and progressing.