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Introduction

Shoulder pain can be very debilitating and can affect anyone at any time. There are several causes of shoulder pain, including rotator cuff injury, tendonitis and frozen shoulder. Chiropractic treatment is an all-natural approach that doesn’t require drugs or surgery to make your symptoms go away.

Rotator Cuff

rotator cuff

The rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles that connect the shoulder to the arm. The rotator cuff tendonitis is a common shoulder injury, where you experience pain in your shoulder when lifting your arm above your head or out to the side. It can also occur when you’re performing basic daily tasks such as reaching for something on a high shelf or pulling up on something heavy like a piece of furniture.

Shoulder Pain Specialist

If you’ve ever suffered from frozen shoulder, you know just how debilitating it can be. The condition causes pain and stiffness in the shoulder joint, along with difficulty moving your arm in certain directions. It’s characterized by inflammation and scarring that gradually restricts movement of the muscles surrounding the joint.

In most cases, people who have a frozen shoulder have no idea what caused it. But while they may not know what caused their symptoms, they often do experience similar symptoms if they try to move their shoulder too quickly or lift something heavy with their arms outstretched (as opposed to using both hands). This can lead to further injury if these movements aren’t controlled carefully enough!

Tennis Elbow

Tennis elbow is a condition that affects the tendons in your elbow. You may have pain around your elbow joint and feel like you can’t grip things tight or lift heavy objects. You may also have pain when bending, extending, rotating (twisting), or resting the elbow on a surface. The pain can be constant or it may come and go throughout the day or night. You may wake up with tennis elbow because it gets worse when you sleep at night.

You’re more likely to get tennis elbow if you do repetitive activities such as:

• Overhead sports like tennis, racquetball, volleyball, hockey and baseball
• Computer work where you use your hands above shoulder level (like typing on a keyboard)
• Gardening by hand-pulling weeds

Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder impingement is a condition in which the tendons and soft tissues of the shoulder become compressed or pinched within the shoulder joint. This happens when these tissues end up beneath a bony bump on the acromion (the bony ridge on your shoulder blade). The acromion creates a shelf-like structure that can cause muscle, tendon and bone to become trapped between it and the humeral head (where your arm bone attaches to your scapula).

This type of injury often happens when you lift something heavy with poor technique, but it can also be caused by repetitive overhead motions such as throwing or swimming. If left untreated, it could lead to more serious conditions such as rotator cuff tears or labrum tears.

Tendonitis

Tendonitis is an inflammation of a tendon, which is the tissue that connects muscle to bone. It can cause pain and swelling in the area where it’s located. The condition typically develops after overuse, repetitive movements or trauma to the affected area.

Treatment for tendonitis includes rest, ice and anti-inflammatory medications. Chiropractic treatment may also be beneficial for some people with this condition. However, exercise is important for preventing recurrence of tendonitis; if you experience pain during exercise after being inactive for a long period of time, talk with your doctor about how soon you should start exercising again

Shoulder pain can be annoying and persistent or just a one-off ache. Either way, there’s no need to grin and bear it. Chiropractic treatment can help to restore good function, range of motion and strength to your shoulder, so you can get back to enjoying life with a pain-free arm. A chiropractor can also advise you on how to avoid making matters worse, so you won’t have another flare up in the near future.

Shoulder pain can be a one-off ache or a persistent problem. Either way, there’s no need to grin and bear it. Chiropractic treatment can help to restore good function, range of motion and strength to your shoulder, so you can get back to enjoying life with a pain-free arm. A chiropractor can also advise you on how to avoid making matters worse, so you won’t have another flare up in the near future.

Chiropractic treatment is a safe, effective and all-natural approach to treating shoulder pain that doesn’t involve medication or surgery. It aims to relieve pressure on joints by realigning them through gentle manipulations that stimulate your body’s own healing mechanisms – no matter how long the issue has been going on for!

There are several different types of shoulder pain that chiropractors treat often. The most common ones include:

There are several different types of shoulder pain that chiropractors treat often. The most common ones include:

• Rotator cuff injuries: These injuries occur when the tendons and muscles in your shoulder become inflamed or torn. They can cause pain, weakness, stiffness and other symptoms in your shoulder joint.
• Frozen shoulder syndrome: This disorder causes pain and stiffness in the front of your upper arm (humerus). It can also cause limited mobility for daily tasks, such as putting on a shirt or lifting a gallon of milk out of the refrigerator.
• Tennis elbow: This condition causes pain along the outside edge of your forearm — specifically where muscles attach to bones at two points in what’s called “the common extensor tendon.” You may feel tenderness when you bend or straighten your wrist, squeeze something with force or lift objects with heavy weight (such as groceries).

Arthritis

Arthritis is a degenerative disease that causes inflammation and pain in the joints. Arthritis is the most common cause of shoulder pain, accounting for up to 80% of all cases. It can be treated with chiropractic adjustments and other rehabilitative techniques.

Chiropractic treatment is safe, effective and an all-natural approach that doesn’t require drugs or surgery to make your symptoms go away.

Conclusion

Chiropractic treatment is safe, effective and an all-natural approach that doesn’t require drugs or surgery to make your symptoms go away.

At American Back Center – Dr Chris has over 20 years experience in dealing with Shoulder Pain.
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8 THINGS THAT CAN BE TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR

Chiropractic doctors are usually sought out for back or neck problems. Chiropractors manipulate the spine using different methods to alleviate stiffness, tension, and disk compression thus helping relieve pain. The use of heat, electric stimulation, spinal decompression is also used in conjunction with stretching and kneading to treat injuries. What a lot of people do not know is that chiropractors treat more than just back pain and neck pain. Chiropractic care can help with a number of health problems. Below are the top eight ailments that chiropractors can treat.

1. Neck Pain

Chiropractic care is often used to treat neck pain. They use a combination of adjustments, massage, physiotherapy to help alleviate the pain. Neck adjustments and stretching exercises recommended by a chiropractor help heal the pain over the long term over use of just use of pain medications.

2. Whiplash

A whiplash injury usually results from a car accident when the driver’s neck is strained. When you have whiplash, your neck hurts and is stiff. Turning your head usually exacerbates the pain. Your chiropractor can help with this injury, using a combination of therapies and techniques. The chiropractor would first access your ailment and then work with you to have an office and home plan to heal you faster.

3. Menstrual problems, infertility, and menopausal issues.

Chiropractic care may alleviate these issues, which could explain why 80% of chiropractic patients are female. Treatments may be covered by your insurance. Best to phone and ask.

4. Sacroiliac Joint Pain

The sacroiliac joint (SI) is located underneath your spine. Chiropractic adjustments usually alleviate this pain. They should also teach you how to avoid straining your SI joint. Your chiropractor usually recommends that you do exercises to strengthen the muscles that support this joint, such as your core.

5. Arthritis

An overused and misused joint may become too stiff, resulting in a great deal of pain and discomfort. People who have had accidents that have left them immobile are more prone to this problem than the elderly. To relieve tension and stiffness in the joints, chiropractors stretch and apply heat and cold pressure. As a result, joint pain is relieved and eventually the affected limbs are able to recover mobility.

6. Children Health Issues

A full range of child health issues, including autism, asthma, ADD, ADHD, and ear infections, are improved by removing “interferences” in the central nervous system. Call our office to ask about our Functional Medicine program.

7. Relieve Allergies, Infections, and Sinus

The chiropractic treatment can relieve allergies, infections, and sinus conditions because it boosts the immune system and nervous system, two factors that impact allergies.

8. Shoulder Pain

If you suffer from a stiff and painful shoulder, a chiropractor might be able to help. Frozen shoulder syndrome is one of those conditions. Chiropractic treatment can reduce pain and improve movement in people with frozen shoulder. You will also learn how to stretch your shoulder muscles at home with your chiropractor.

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Chronic Shoulder Pain | American Back Center

If Shoulder pain is left untreated, it can lead to something serious, and become a chronic problem. When your shoulder pain becomes chronic, it would be difficult for you to carry out your daily activities, such as carrying the groceries or lifting weights at the gym. You need help!

Chiropractic care is generally sought out by people who are looking for treatment for back pain or neck pain. What you probably didn’t know is that chiropractors, such as those at the Midwest Chiropractic Care Center, are also trained to adjust and treat extremities such as the knees, joints and the shoulders.

Visiting a chiropractor is very important and it is certainly a far better option than trying to treat yourself by resting or taking painkillers. That won’t heal the pain, and while it may give you temporary relief, it actually may make the pain worse in the long run. Also, painkillers are addictive and can lead to dangerous side effects.

Shoulder pain is generally caused by irritation in the joints. On other occasions, it is caused by tissue irritation. One of our pain management specialists can diagnose the problem accurately to start a proper treatment.

An MRI scan of the shoulder can be taken to identify the pain points. Our chiropractor would use techniques such as manipulation of the spine to offer relief for the shoulder pain. The treatment depends on the cause of the shoulder pain.

Our chiropractic then uses adjustments and other related treatments to restore the shoulder mobility and reduce the pain. They look at your overall health, and focus on your lifestyle and work habits rather than just on the shoulder. Chiropractic care involves taking a more holistic approach to pain medication.

They identify the cause of the shoulder pain and discuss your symptoms with you. In particular, our chiropractor will want to know about your prior injuries and health history, as well as your leisure activities.

Rest is in important part of the treatment. Rest allows the inflammation to subside to an extent. However, prolonged immobilization of the shoulder can lead to other complications such as frozen shoulder.

Application of ice and heat can help. Our pain management specialists usually recommend along side treatmet the use of ice packs and heat pads to offer relief for the shoulder pain.

Our pain management therapist can put you through a series of stretching exercises to stretch the certain muscles and tendons that surround the joint. This has to be done carefully, because if the right form is not followed for the exercises, it can make things worse for you.

At the American Back Center we have been providing quality treatment for neck, shoulder and back pain for over a decade. Please contact us today to book an appointment one of our experienced team of pain management specialists.

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Shoulder pain affects your mobility and strength and prevents you from carrying out your routine everyday activities.
Six amazing facts about shoulder pain:

Fact #1: Did you know that 9 percent of all adults in the USA suffer from chronic shoulder pain. That’s according to the World Health Organization. Phew – that means 1 out of every 10 people in the USA suffers from it. That’s big.

Fact #2: If you have shoulder pain, it can be a consequence of an injury or aging. We can do our best to protect ourselves and slow down the aging process, but as we get older the soft tissues in the shoulder break down, which causes the pain. Injuries are usually the cause of shoulder pain for younger people, especially for athletes. If you play sports such as football, tennis, baseball, basketball or ice hockey, you are at risk. Overuse of the shoulder can cause a degeneration of the shoulder tissues, leading to the pain.

Fact #3: Your shoulder pain could be a result of a disease that you may not know about as yet. If you experience tightness in the shoulder muscles and extreme shooting pain that travels down to your arm, it could be because of an underlying disease, such as a spinal disorder, diabetes, heart disease or liver disease. If it’s because of a disorder of the spine, a pain specialist at American Back Center can assess and help set it right.

Fact #4: If you find your shoulder pain hard to bear, consult with an orthopedic surgeon. They can assess and diagnose the problem and identify the cause of the pain. They examine your medical history and may suggest a surgery if the pain is too severe, or recommend chiropractic care, for a more natural and gradual recovery.

Fact #5: One basic treatment for shoulder pain is called RICE, which means, rest, ice, compression, and elevation. This method helps to bring down the inflammation, so that you can heal faster. Avoid using the shoulder as much as you can after the occurrence of the pain. Place ice on the shoulder for 20 minutes, around 6 times a day. Use a compression wrap to prevent the swelling.

Fact #6: Another cause of shoulder pain is dislocation, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injury. If your shoulder has been dislocated because of an injury, visit a doctor immediately. Frozen shoulder is more difficult to heal. You will be given anti-inflammatory medications and recommended physical therapy. For rotator cuff injury, surgery is a possible option. We can help access your problem and put on on the path to the right treatment program.

If you have shoulder pain, neck pain or back pain please feel free to contact our highly trained team of pain management specialist in downtown Chicago, for an appointment to help you access and fix the underlying problem the is causing you pain.

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