Any one of a number of conditions can be involved where shoulder pain is the problem. Some shoulder pain may not even be coming from the shoulder joint itself. For example, it may actually be referred pain from the neck. A clear diagnosis is therefore vital. Our Hertford chiropractor and acupuncture specialist will carefully assess your shoulder complaint and provide you with a specific diagnosis. This means you receive the right treatment that gets to the root of the problem, right at the beginning of your care.
Many patients come to Advance Chiropractic & Acupuncture Clinic in Hertford complaining of shoulder pain. It’s not surprising really. The shoulder joint is a shallow, somewhat unstable ball-and-socket joint. Only a few key muscles and other tissues keep it stable while we move it. It’s very easy to injure the joint.
As a result of our extensive training in chiropractic and many years of experience, we know that shoulder area pain is not always due to a shoulder joint problem. Our first task then is to establish if your pain is indeed coming from the shoulder, or is in fact referred pain from another area. This might be for example pain referred from a problem in the neck, elbow or even an internal organ.
I had no hesitation in recommending David when my wife recently injured her shoulder and to friends with similar problems. Christopher Simmons
What Conditions Can Cause Shoulder Pain?
There are many shoulder area conditions that can cause pain in or around the shoulder joint. These include:
- Frozen Shouder – also know as Adhesive Capsulitis
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff muscle tears or injury
- Shoulder Joint Capsule tears or injury
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Arthritis
- Acromioclavicular Joint dislocation or ligament sprain
- Various problems secondary to bone fracture, shoulder surgery or shoulder dislocation
Your Hertford Chiropractor is Skilled in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Pain
In our experience, frozen shoulder especially is commonly misdiagnosed. Misdiagnosis of any shoulder condition usually leads to the wrong treatment or no treatment. Working out the cause of your shoulder pain means effective treatment that is right for you can start straight away at Advance Clinic.
Our comprehensive shoulder examination, which includes postural, orthopedic and neurological testing, usually quickly establishes the root cause of your shoulder pain.
Prior to the physical examination, we’ll ask you detailed questions about your shoulder condition. The answers you provide will help guide us during the physical exam.
More rarely, an x-ray or MRI scan is required to establish a firm diagnosis. We are qualified to refer you for these. We’re also trained to interpret the results of any x-rays or scans you undergo.
Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Much More: How Advance Clinic Hertford Tailors Treatment Especially for You
Your treatment has to involve the right combination of chiropractic. acupuncture, electroacupuncture, massage, exercises and advice. There can be no one-size-fits-all approach to shoulder pain.
The type of treatment that will be right for you is always based on our specific diagnosis of your condition. We always aim to get to the root cause of your problem. Doing so means the positive results of your treatment is much more likely to be permanent.
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