Chiropractic Treatment Can Work Wonders For Shoulder Pain
Posted Jun 02 2009 4:33pm
San Francisco Chiropractor Comments:
Shoulder pain can be difficult to treat. Most of the shoulder problems we see at our San Francisco Chiropractic Center, are the result of sports injuries, auto accidents, or from moving or lifting something.
Shoulder problems can also develop slowly over time from awkward or repetitive movements. We call this a repetitive stress injury, or RSI.
The typical form of medical treatment for shoulder pain is pain killers, and anti-inflammatory medications. This will help sometimes...usually if the shoulder pain is from a simple sprain-strain of the neck or shoulder muscles. But, other times the shoulder pain will not resolve...this is when x-rays or an MRI may be ordered to see if there is a rotator cuff tear, or some other sort of problem which may be more serious and could require physical therapy or surgery.
Sometimes you can have a rotator cuff injury for months or years and not even realize it...especially if you do not participate in sports or perform regular exercise. I have seen this happen to legal secretaries, and other sedentary workers in the SF Financial District...typically from repetitive motions over the years. It happens silently.
I have a patient right now at my San Francisco Chiropractic Clinic that knows she has a torn rotator cuff and needs surgery...but just doesn't have the time to do it. Some days she does not even feel the pain.
San Francisco Chiropractor Comments:
Shoulder problems can also develop slowly over time from awkward or repetitive movements. We call this a repetitive stress injury, or RSI.
The typical form of medical treatment for shoulder pain is pain killers, and anti-inflammatory medications. This will help sometimes...usually if the shoulder pain is from a simple sprain-strain of the neck or shoulder muscles. But, other times the shoulder pain will not resolve...this is when x-rays or an MRI may be ordered to see if there is a rotator cuff tear, or some other sort of problem which may be more serious and could require physical therapy or surgery.
Sometimes you can have a rotator cuff injury for months or years and not even realize it...especially if you do not participate in sports or perform regular exercise. I have seen this happen to legal secretaries, and other sedentary workers in the SF Financial District...typically from repetitive motions over the years. It happens silently.
I have a patient right now at my San Francisco Chiropractic Clinic that knows she has a torn rotator cuff and needs surgery...but just doesn't have the time to do it. Some days she does not even feel the pain.