End Chronic Shoulder Pain

•Do you have trouble raising your arm to comb your hair?
•Do you have achy pain between your shoulder blades?

Pain and stiffness go together with a variety of shoulder disorders or injuries. Shoulder pain generally increases from a light tingle to a dull ache, especially at night or sleeping on the shoulder affected. Many activities, including traumatic events (falling on an outstretched arm, “yanking” the arm), repetitive motions (throwing a ball or exercising) and chronic, improper postures (operating a computer, cradling a phone on your shoulder or sleeping) can cause pain.

Shoulder pain relief is a major reason patients come to treat with our chiropractic physicians. They find that pain is relieved, muscle tightness is reduced and healing begins, by manually applying a controlled force to joints that have become restricted by muscle injury, strain, inflammation and/or pain.

“I suffered with constant shoulder pain. My team of doctors - Pain Management Specialist, Physical Therapist and Chiropractor has been great.  I am now PAIN-FREE!” - NZ

There are several forms of physical therapy utilized for shoulder pain relief.  For acute pain, our physical therapists may focus on decreasing pain with passive physical therapy - Ice, Heat, Ultrasound, Electrical Stimulation, Soft Tissue Massage, Joint Mobilization and Traction. Active physical therapy (exercise) is also necessary to strengthen and increase mobility. Generally, a patient’s exercise program will encompass a combination of stretching and strengthening exercises. Strength and flexibility must be built up gradually - on a gradient level. Doing too much too soon often causes muscle strain. We use functional training to help patients with daily activities. A healthy posture program keeps the spine in safe alignment, reducing strain on joints & soft tissues around the spine.

Many shoulder pain patients treated at the AIMS Clinic have previously treated with various doctors, specialists and therapists, tried bed rest, a multitude of strong drugs and over-the-counter medication and sadly, many have had failed surgery. They come to us because they're still in pain… and they’ve heard about the success of our program!

“I came in with severe pain in my left shoulder, tingling and numbness in my left arm and severe pain in my rotator cuff. A treatment program of Physical Therapy and Chiropractic was created for me. I can happily say, one month later, I am no longer in pain!” - E.V.