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As a Muskego Chiropractor for almost 13 years, I’ve noticed that the majority humans don’t think about their shoulders too much unless they’re experiencing shoulder pain and need a chiropractor. But, did you know that your incredible shoulder joint, with its surrounding muscle groups, ligaments and tendons known as the rotator cuff, has the most mobility of any joint in your entire body? In fact, most shoulder pain occurs in the rotator cuff. These muscles, ligaments, and tendons connect your upper arm bone to your shoulder blade and also helps to lock the ball of your upper arm solidly in its shoulder socket. Shoulder muscles in this area can become tight, and even weak, from repetitive stress, and the nerves can become inflammed making movement painful and restricted.

However, even though we’re probably not actually thinking about our shoulders, directly, we still expect them to enact a whole variety of actions throughout our day, elaborate, complex motions that are beneficial to many of the things we do in our life – at work and at play.

Provided that our shoulders are in good condition, these natural ranges of motion usually won’t produce shoulder pain. Consequently, if we’re experiencing shoulder pain, it’s not likely that it is solely because we’ve been overworking our shoulders in repetitive movements such as lifting over our head or other overhead arm movements, like throwing a baseball, swinging a tennis racket, or simply putting items on upper shelves. In addition, it is because we’ve been performing these movements “despite” an existing injury that hasn’t been addressed. What does this mean for you? It means that these kinds of repetitive activities tend to inflame the nerves in the shoulder, place stress on the joints, create pain, and cause wear and tear of the tissues encircling the joints because the movements are being impeded by a shoulder impingement problem that already exists.

The intensity of a shoulder impingement syndrome can extend from a slight “catching” pain upon a particular movement, especially raising your arm(s) over your head, to close to a complete incapacitation of the shoulder. However, even when the sensation is only “slightly noticable,” it is crucial to neither discount the problem nor “move through” the pain. Shoulder impingement should be taken seriously. It’s usual progression is from “bad to worse.” And, clearly, never mask shoulder pain with prescription drugs and then continue work or play activities. If left untreated, some shoulder challenges, such as Rotator Cuff Syndrome, all too often result in surgery and a long rehabilitation.

As your Muskego chiropractor I will look for the cause of your shoulder pain and adjust the condition at its root. Your chiropractor will help to bring back natural mobility to your shoulder joint and will provide rehabilitation exercises that will not only further decrease the shoulder pain you are currently experiencing, but will help you to prevent shoulder problems in the future. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call me if you’re in the Muskego area. Otherwise, see your chiropractor today!

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