Is shoulder pain impacting your daily life? Dr. Joe Cantu at The Chiropractic Office of Charlottesville, VA, offers customized relief to help you get back on track.
Chiropractic Care and Shoulder Pain
Your shoulders are busy. Every time you lift your arms, whether to brush your teeth or to lift your child, your shoulders are involved. When they are in pain, life can be difficult to manage.
You might not think of a chiropractor when your shoulder hurts. However, chiropractors like Dr. Cantu at The Chiropractic Office of Charlottesville, VA, offer various techniques to help set you free from shoulder pain without the use of medication or surgery.
Understanding Pain in the Shoulders
The shoulder isn’t a simple mechanism. It’s a complex system of joints and soft tissues, and it can be easy to damage the components. The following are just a few examples of shoulder injuries.
- The joint can become misaligned or dislocated.
- The bursae, or fluid-filled cushions, can become inflamed due to overuse.
- Sprains and strains can occur in the muscles and tendons.
- The connective tissue can thicken and tighten, causing what is known as frozen shoulder.
- The nerves may become compressed.
Such injuries can occur due to many activities but are common with repetitive lifting, sports, auto accidents, and falls. Additionally, conditions like arthritis may cause pain in the shoulder joint.
Chiropractic Care for Shoulder Injuries
Our chiropractor will assess your shoulder joint to determine the cause of your pain. He will determine which treatment techniques will be the most effective to relieve your pain, treat the source of the issue, restore mobility, and reduce inflammation.
Adjustments can be performed to the shoulder to restore proper alignment of the joint. Soft tissue techniques, such as massage therapy and therapeutic ultrasound, can relieve tension and inflammation, improve range of motion, improve blood flow to the joint, and stimulate healing in the soft tissues. You’ll likely also receive guidance on therapeutic exercises to help strengthen the joint’s supportive tissues.
Shoulder pain doesn’t have to be a normal part of your life. If you live in or around Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Ruckersville, Crozet, Scottsville, Louisa, or Farmville, VA, call (434) 295-4367 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Cantu at The Chiropractic Office.
