Most Common Illness:
- Rotator Cuff Tear
Impacts shoulder stability, lifting, and rotation.
- Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Characterized by shoulder stiffness and pain
- Shoulder Impingement
Caused by the grinding of the top outside edge of the shoulder blade against the rotator cuff below.
- Shoulder Bursitis
Shoulder inflammation causes swelling and redness between the arm bone and shoulder tip.
- Shoulder Tendonitis
Occurs as a result of sports injuries that require the arms to move above the head repeatedly
- Labral Tears
A tear in the tissue that connects the ball and socket portions of the hip.
- AC Joint Injuries (Shoulder Separation)
Occurs when trauma damages the ligaments around the collarbone and shoulder joint.
- Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Aims to restore muscle strength, joint function, and mobility, while preventing complications.
- Instability
Happens when the shoulder joint ligaments are strained, torn, or separated, causing the ball of the joint to partially or fully move out of the socket.
Symptoms:
- Shoulder pain
Any level of discomfort in or around the area of the shoulder joint.
- Stiffness
Shoulder pain that makes it difficult or impossible to move it
- Weakness
Loss of strength of shoulder motion due to inability to create an adequate force.
- Instability
Shoulder joint bones aren’t held tightly together.
- Clicking or popping
A sharp pain that comes along with a cracking, grinding, or popping shoulder.
- Numbness or tingling
You might not be able to control your shoulders.
- Swelling or inflammation
swelling and redness may spread away from the affected site and go up or down the arm.
- Difficulty with overhead movements
Sudden pain with lifting and reaching movements
- Radiating pain
Pain moves from the shoulder joints to the entire area around
- Muscle spasms
Involuntary muscle contraction in the muscles of the middle or upper back or chest.
Available treatment:
- Taping
- Pain Management
- Shockwave
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Manual Therapy
- Stretching and Flexibility Exercises
- Strengthening Exercises
- Posture Training
- Body Mechanics Education
- Activity Modification
- Functional Training
- Modalities
- Home Exercise Program
