Muskego Chiropractor Explains How Chiropractic Treatment Can Eliminate Your Shoulder Pain And Get You Back In Action!

Muskego Chiropractor

As a Muskego Chiropractor it has become quite obvious to me that most people don’t think about their shoulders all that much unless they’re experiencing shoulder pain and need a chiropractor. That’s why it may be a surprise to learn that your exquisite shoulder joint, with its enveloping muscle groups, ligaments and tendons known as the rotator cuff, has the most mobility of any joint in the entire body. In fact, most shoulder pain occurs in the rotator cuff. These muscles, ligaments, and tendons connect your upper arm bone to your shoulder blade and also helps to lock the ball of your upper arm firmly in its shoulder socket. Shoulder muscles in this area can become tight, and even weak, from overuse, and the nerves can become irritated making motion painful and restricted.

While we’re probably not actually thinking about our shoulders, directly, we still ask them to enact a whole assortment of actions throughout our day, elaborate, complex motions that aid us in all areas of our life – at work and at play.

None of these natural movements should, of themselves, produce shoulder pain provided that our shoulders are in a healthy state. Consequently, if we’re feeling pain in our shoulder, it’s not only because we’ve been overworking our shoulders in repetitive movements such as lifting over our head or other overhead arm movements, such as throwing a baseball, swinging a golf club, or just placing paraphernalia on upper shelves. It’s also because we’ve been doing these things “despite” an existing injury that hasn’t been treated. What does this mean for you? It means that these types of repetitive motions have inflammed the nerves in the shoulder, placed stress on the joints, produced pain, and added to the wear and tear of the tissues surrounding the joints because the movements are being restricted by a shoulder impingement problem that already exists.

The extent of a shoulder impingement syndrome can extend from a mild “catching” pain upon a specific activity, especially raising your arm(s) over your head, to an almost complete disability of the shoulder. Nevertheless, even when the challenge is only “slightly noticable,” it is vital to neither ignore the condition nor “move through” the pain. Shoulder impingement can become very serious. It’s generally progression is from “bad to worse.” Never, ever, mask shoulder pain with drugs and then continue work or play activities. If neglected, some shoulder problems, like Rotator Cuff Syndrome, all too often result in surgery and an extended rehabilitation.

As your Muskego chiropractor I will look for the cause of your shoulder pain and adjust the condition at its source. Your chiropractor will assist in returning natural mobility to your shoulder joint and will provide rehabilitation exercises that will not only further help to get of the shoulder pain you are currently experiencing, but will help you to prevent shoulder problems in the future. Your pain-free future can being right now. Call me if you’re in the Muskego area. Otherwise, see your chiropractor today!

Don’t Play With Shoulder Pain

Chiropractic and Shoulder Pain

Your shoulders work hard for you. They are depended upon to perform many different movements during your day. This assortment of involved motion aids you in every area of your life – at work and at play. But, you have been overburdening your shoulders if you are currently feeling shoulder pain. Namely, you might be engaging in repetitive activities such as lifting and other arm movements, particularly those done overhead, like throwing a baseball, swinging a golf club or tennis racket, or merely placing things on overhead shelves. Nerve irritation, joint stress, and wear and tear of the tissues surrounding the shoulder joints can take place as the result of these types of repetitive activities. These repetitive motions shouldn’t actually create pain if your shoulder is healthy. However, if you are feeling pain in your shoulder, it is evidence that there’s a dysfunction that requires correcting.

Shoulder muscles can become tight, and even weak, when the nerves are inflamed, and movement is painful and limited. This often takes place in the ligaments and a group of muscles (and their tendon attachments) referred to as the rotator cuff. These muscles and tendons connect your upper arm bone with your shoulder blade and, in addition, help hold the ball of your upper arm stably in its shoulder socket. It is the arrangement of this elegant combination that permits the most superior range of motion of any joint in your body.

The intensity of this shoulder impingement syndrome can extend from a slight “catching” pain with activity (particularly lifting your arm overhead), to a nearly complete inability to use the shoulder. It is very important not to either tune out your shoulder pain or keep doing an activity while in pain. It is essential for you to get help for your shoulder condition as quickly as you’re able because the pain will only go from bad to worse. Unfortunately, if left untreated, some shoulder challenges, such as Rotator Cuff Syndrome, many time end up requiring surgery and extensive rehabilitation. Your Santa Barbara chiropractor is an authority in the area of muscular-skeletal challenges, and knows what to do to relieve your suffering. Because Santa Barbara chiropractic care addresses the cause of your shoulder pain, it is treated at its source. Your chiropractor will aid in restoring proper mobility to your shoulder joints, and will also talk to you about rehabilitation exercises that will not only help you get rid of your current shoulder problem, but will help you to avoid shoulder conditions in the future.