Shoulder Injuries
The shoulder girdle is made up of the shoulder blade, shoulder joint and collarbone. It is the most mobile part of our body which also means it is one of the most common areas of pain we treat. If you have shoulder pain, stiffness or muscle soreness, you need a physio who understands the intricate relationships between all the pieces of the shoulder girdle and its attachments to the neck and ribcage.
Luckily, we do.
Common Shoulder Injuries We Treat
Shoulder bursitis
Biceps (and other shoulder) tendinitis
Shoulder impingement
Scapular winging
Rotator cuff injury
Frozen shoulders (adhesive capuslitis)
Shoulder pain
Shoulder blade pain
Knots under and around the shoulder blade
Shoulder dislocation
Trapped nerves in and around the shoulder
Shoulder injury after a fall
Post-op shoulder rehab
Radiating shoulder pain into the arm
Shoulder Injury treatment At move Mountains Physio
Local assessment of your shoulder girdle (joint, blade and collarbone) to identify the cause of your shoulder pain.
Whole body assessment to determine the root cause of your shoulder injury e.g. do you have shoulder pain because of poor ribcage position?
Educate you on the cause of your shoulder injury and important postural and movement changes you need to make to heal your shoulder injury quickly.
Quickly alleviate your should pain through hands-on treatment such as massage or dry-needling or by teaching you self-release techniques and mobility exercises to alleviate your shoulder pain at home..
Use and teach you rigid tape or kinesiotaping techniques to offload the injured shoulder muscles so they can heal.
Assess your rotator cuff and guid you through rotator cuff strengthening as appropriate.
Teach you exercises to activate and strengthen the muscles of the shoulder girdle that are causing your problems.
Improve your sleep by removing your shoulder pain and educating you on good sleeping positions for your situation.
Guide you through a personalised shoulder rehabilitation program to get you back to full function.
Assess and refine sports specific techniques that may be aggravating your shoulder injury e.g. how you hold or use the ski pole.
Shoulder Injury Treatment At Home
Many shoulder injuries are caused by poor posture of the ribcage as the ribcage is the foundation on which the shoulder girdle sits. If you are slumped through your ribcage, your shoulder has no choice but to be rolled forward. Take a look at our YouTube series on good posture (hint: “shoulders back” is never a good cue).
Take a look at this blog "How To Recover From An Injury Faster"
Avoid sitting for long periods, especially on the couch or working on a laptop.
If your shoulder pain flares up whilst at work, take a look at our blog “Work Station Set-Up” or watch these videos on good ergonomics.
If you use an ergonomic or sideways mouse, stop using it, it will be contributing to your shoulder pain. Watch this video on good hand position on your mouse.
Try these exercises to release some of the most common areas of tightness that cause shoulder pain and treat your shoulder pain at home.
If your shoulder pain is irritated doing upper body weights or weight bearing activities, avoid these until you can get your shoulder injury properly assessed.
If you have recently dislocated your shoulder, or if you feel like your arm is “too heavy”, put it in a sling and book an appointment for treatment of your shoulder pain.
If you have a rotator cuff tear, make a physiotherapy appointment so that we can assess and treat your shoulder injury specific to you. You will find many rotator cuff exercises online however it is important to understand how to do these exercises specific to your shoulder injury if you want to quickly alleviate your shoulder pain.
For quick shoulder pain relief book in for an appointment with one of our Shoulder Pain Specialists either online or in our Jindabyne physiotherapy clinic.
Or, If you’re still not sure, book in for a free 15-minute consult so that we can discuss your shoulder injury and how our unique treatment approach can quickly alleviate your shoulder pain.