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Don’t Just Live With Your Shoulder Pain

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There are various treatment options to help alleviate the pain in your shoulder and restore the movement. Typically a combination of medication and physical therapy are done first to help to reduce pain and increase movement in the shoulder. Surgery is considered if there is severe damage to the shoulder.

Reach overhead without pain
Sleep without shoulder pain
Reach behind your back
Reach behind you in the car
Lift heavy objects such as groceries
Recover after a shoulder surgery

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Why Does My Shoulder Hurt?

The shoulder is the most complicated joint in your body. The reason is that it has to move through a very large range of motion while maintaining strength and stability.

There are many reasons why a shoulder can begin to hurt and stop you from doing normal activities. However, it boils down to 4 simple factors that your shoulder joint needs to be healthy and function properly:

Flexibility
Strength
Posture
Coordination

If you start to lose any of the above factors, the shoulder becomes unbalanced and a resulting increased strain occurs. This can lead to a build up of inflammation, degeneration of shoulder muscle tissue, and long term joint damage such as arthritis.

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The rotator cuff is a series of 4 small muscles that guide the way your shoulder joint moves. Rotator cuff injury tears can be either partially or fully torn. They can be either traumatic from an injury or heavy lifting. Often, they are a product of many years of weakness and fraying to a point where they may partially break or completely rupture. Conservative treatment is usually very successful for partial tears and depending on the severity, surgery may be needed.

Impingement is caused by poor mechanics of the shoulder. When the rotator cuff muscles are weak and the shoulders are rounded forward in poor posture the ball of the humerus bone does not dip down when lifting your arm overhead. This results in a pinching of the bursa (a fluid filled sac) between the humerus bone and the shelf of the shoulder blade called the acromion.

Shoulder arthritis occurs when the cartilage of the joint wears down. Wear and tear over time lead to bone spurs, poor tissue quality, inflammation, pain, weakness, and poor shoulder mechanics. Shoulder arthritis pain can be helped with conservative treatments such as medication, cortisone, and physical therapy. When shoulder arthritis is severe, surgery to replace the joint may be necessary.

Tendonitis is a very common condition of the shoulder. Usually a combination of weakness, poor shoulder mechanics, and a resulting strain from lifting or overhead repetitive reaching. Tendonitis is an inflammation of the tendons around the shoulder resulting in painful swelling. Tendonitis responds well to conservative treatment to address the causes of the tendon strain and inflammation.

Common Painful Shoulder Problems

Rotator Cuff Tear

Arthritis

Impingement /Bursitis

Tendonitis

Treatment Solutions

AIM manual physical therapy is the natural way of helping your body recover from shoulder pain and weakness. At AIM your pain and difficulty moving is extensively evaluated by an expert physical therapist who has years of training in medical evaluation of musculoskeletal conditions.

Your physical therapist then discusses with you as he evaluates your shoulder the findings and formulates a plan of addressing the root causes of your pain. The plan may include modalities such as ultrasound to relieve your pain, specialized gentle manual therapy to increase your soft tissue and joint mobility, and a customized easy to do exercise program to strengthen key areas.

The key to a great recovery is a customized treatment plan just for you. At AIM Physical Therapy we have the knowledge and exclusive skills to treat your pain and get you back quickly to enjoying your activities.

We can help you be able to...

When I first started therapy it was painful to reach up and place objects on the shelves. After several weeks I have increased mobility and posture without pain. I have noted definite improvement.

-E.B.

I had very limited strength and movement in my neck and left shoulder. I was overwhelmed with pain and was unable to lift anything or sleep without pain. I now have more strength on my left side and am physically and mentally better. My therapist made my therapy enjoyable as well as beneficial. The exercises do work.

-S.D.

A.I.M. Physical Therapy has helped me do things I could not do before. I have discarded my walker and am even walking better without my cane. I have less pain in my shoulders and can comb my hair and reach up now.

-M.S.

My orthopedist asked if I wanted an injection or therapy for my right shoulder pain. I am so glad I elected for therapy!

-D.O.

Before therapy I could not reach over my head or behind my back. Now I can do both and more. I can hold my arms up with no pain and turn my head with little pain. This is the best physical therapy I have ever had!-S.C.