Dealing with a Frozen Shoulder: Shoulder Pain and Chiropractic Treatment

When we hear about shoulder pain, it can sometimes fall into overly general terms. Fortunately, chiropractic treatments are helping virtually any kind of shoulder pain, even some more obscure shoulder issues. If you’ve never experienced a frozen shoulder, then consider yourself fortunate.  Otherwise known as adhesive capsulitis, it might be less common than other shoulder pain, but it’s equally as painful

The Process of a Frozen Shoulder

Typically, adhesive capsulitis will start out as a consistent pain in your shoulder. Especially if you’ve just recovered from a procedure near the area or had a mastectomy, you could be a candidate for this condition. As the pain gets worse, your shoulder will eventually lock up. Even if the pain lessens, you won’t be able to use your arm because shoulder tissue and the joint capsule will be stuck together.

It can be a scary symptom that may throw you into a panic about what’s going on. In some cases, frozen shoulder will thaw on its own and return you to normal. Though that isn’t always the case.

Avoiding the Things That Harm You

Taking pain medications is always a crutch that many doctors use without thinking about the dangers to health and possible addiction. Likewise, using cortisone injections to help treat shoulder pain can also have major side effects, including cartilage deterioration as well as destroying bone in the nearby area.

While surgery might be necessary if your shoulder condition can’t be corrected, why not try chiropractic treatment first? By using the process of manipulation, stiff joints can be loosened and made to feel better. This also involves employing soft tissue massage techniques and careful arm exercises.

All of these techniques can be found here at Barbati & Davies Chiropractic where we help people with shoulder pain and other pain on a daily basis.

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With physical pain being one of the most inhibiting aspects to life, showing the benefits of alternative treatment will help get the word out to others suffering needlessly for years.[/box]