Does This Sound Like you? (Specific tasks)
- Difficulty and pain with raising your arm overhead or any movement
- Difficulty with reaching your arm behind your back or head
- Pain or weakness in your shoulder with carrying any weight
- Pain with sleeping on certain side
- Avoiding certain movements and activities because they cause pain
Do you feel this way?
- Frustrated, sad, or afraid that you are unable to participate in your favorite activities
- Have to miss work or modify the way you do things at work
- Have an old injury that is now causing pain again or never full resolved
- Have had shoulder surgery in the past that has not fixed the problem
- Want to avoid pain medication or are tired of relying on pain medication
What can I do to help my pain/difficulty?
- Learn more about what could be causing your pain
- Avoid activities that cause a large increase in your symptoms
- Do not avoid all shoulder movement, but do shoulder activity that is tolerable
- Consider your posture while going about your normal activity or work
- Meet with your doctor to discuss your options for managing your symptoms
- Schedule an appointment with us
What we will do for you
- We conduct a thorough evaluation by taking the time to understand the history of your condition and examine the way you move to help diagnose the root of your symptoms
- We create a custom exercise program tailored to you as an individual in order to help relieve symptoms, improve your movement, and prevent pain from reoccurring
- We can advise and suggest modifications for positions and activities that may help improve your activities
- We will educate you on what posture is and proper body mechanics with normal daily activities and your work duties
- We will educate you on the anatomy of the shoulder as well as common pathologies that can affect the shoulder so that you can have a better understanding and grasp of your pain
- We can help prolong the need for surgery or avoid it completely
- We will be your guide and give you confidence to tackle your pain