5 Causes of Your Shoulder Pain, and What To Do About It!
Frequent appointments with a physiotherapist are suitable for people of all ages! Typically, patients undergo physiotherapy to help relieve chronic pain symptoms and avoid potential injuries. One of the most important reasons for new patients to visit our physiotherapy clinic is to identify and treat the cause of their chronic shoulder pain.
Physiotherapy is a non-invasive, safe, and effective treatment choice. It’s intended to improve movement and alleviate pain from a wide variety of work and sports injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, age-related conditions, and more.
Many common causes give rise to chronic pain in the shoulder. However, one thing is sure: living with shoulder pain will make it difficult to complete everyday tasks if left untreated.
To learn how physiotherapy can help alleviate (or even eliminate) your problem, contact SOS Physiotherapy in Ontario for help today.
Five common shoulder pain conditions
Most people typically just go about their day without thinking too hard about how much stress they’re putting on their body, specifically, their shoulders.
Did you know that to help you complete daily tasks, your shoulders actually do a good bit of work?
There is a good possibility that if you injure or strain your shoulders, you will end up experiencing severe pain.
Five of shoulder pain’s most common causes include:
1. Tendon Tears
If you experience an acute injury or have a degenerative condition, the result can be a torn tendon in your shoulder. The natural aging process, overuse, and random injuries can often cause split or torn tendons as well.
Regardless of whether a patient has experienced a partial or full tendon tear, the pain can be searing and may require regular appointments with a physiotherapist in our clinic.
2. Frozen Shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis, also known as frozen shoulder, is a condition that occurs following an injury or alongside another shoulder condition.
Most physiotherapists recommend that patients with frozen shoulders rest often in between physiotherapy appointments to avoid developing scar tissue in the shoulder.
On the chance that scar tissue does develop, the muscles surrounding the shoulder may eventually freeze up as well. This will limit your full range of motion and result in chronic pain.
3. Bursitis
The shoulder is made up of a very complex network of moving parts. This makes it a pretty complicated joint! One of the main components that make up the shoulder is called the “bursa.”
The bursa contains small fluid-filled sacs that work to keep the joint lubricated. If the bursa becomes inflamed or irritated in any way, you could develop bursitis. This will call for a physiotherapist’s touch, as soon as possible!
4. Impingement
Shoulder impingement is a condition that occurs when the top part of the shoulder blade lifts away from the body and puts too much pressure on the underlying soft tissues in the arm.
As the arm lifts, the shoulder blade rubs against the bursa and tendons. If this condition goes untreated, an impingement in the shoulder can result in bursitis or tendinitis.
5. Tendinitis
Tendinitis is a prevalent condition that often sends people straight to a physiotherapist for pain relief. It causes inflammation and usually affects people who take part in many physical activities or work at a job that requires them to use lots of repetitive motions every day.
Take this, for example, if you are an athlete who plays tennis or a professional painter, you could be at high risk for developing tendinitis in your shoulder. This is because you make the same repetitive motions every day to play your sport or do your job.
Those who are at high risk for developing this condition should be aware of how important it is to not only visit a physiotherapist regularly but also rest their shoulders often to prevent chronic pain.
How can physiotherapy help me and my shoulder pain?
There’s no justification in spending loads of money on costly operations or counter drugs to get relief from shoulder pain. Physiotherapy could help you get back on the road to living a pain-free life.
Seeing a physiotherapist as soon as possible if you have encountered persistent shoulder pain may be a good idea. Physiotherapy is a safe and natural recovery choice that may enable patients of all ages to recover from their shoulder injuries, including the ones mentioned above.
Your physiotherapist will analyze your condition, find the cause of your pain, and develop a detailed, specialized treatment plan for your individual needs. If at any time you have questions about the course of your treatment, feel free to ask your therapist! They are skilled at what they do, and your well-being is at the forefront of their minds!
Contact us today to get started on relieving your shoulder pain!
To learn more about the benefits of physiotherapy for shoulder pain, call SOS Physiotherapy in Ontario today to begin your journey towards a life free of shoulder pain.