Shoulder Pain and Acupuncture
The shoulder is one of the most used joints in the body. It is also one of the most mobile joints. Due to its excessive use and mobility, it is one of the easiest joints to cause pain.
What causes Shoulder Pain?
The shoulder is prone to injury due it being a ball and socket joint. Therefore, there are more chances for injury.
There are key muscles referred to as around the rotator cuff (the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis) and the biceps tendon which help to move and stabilize the shoulder. These structures, prevent the arm from dislocating out of the socket. This can be very painful and render the arm ineffective.
Some of he conditions that can lead to shoulder pain include:
- frozen shoulder
- bicep tendonitis
- osteoarthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- bursitis
- cervical radiculopathy
- thoracic outlet syndrome
- impingement syndromes
Each of these conditions can elicit a change in function of the shoulder and can even provoke pain. Many of these are the result of inflammation of the soft tissue structures, such as the ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Frozen shoulder, for example, is a result of when pain causes a lack of mobility and “freezes” the joint. Check out what a patient says about her experience with frozen shoulder pain relief at The Hayden Institute.
Do you have shoulder pain that conventional treatments have not helped? Do something about it, and start making changes today. If the office can be of assistance, contact the office to schedule an evaluation with one of our clinicians. The Hayden Institute provides chiropractic, applied kinesiology, clinical nutrition, and neurological rehabilitation.