Find a new passion for Pickleball? Decide to finally clean out the garage? Just can’t seem to get your dog to not chase every passing squirrel on your walks? Struggling with nagging pain and just can’t figure out why? Has that pulling, swinging, or lifting caused you to start to struggle with finding a comfortable position to sleep at night? Noticing activities you never had to think twice over now stop you in your tracks?
The shoulder joint is one of the more complex joints of the body. Unlike the hinge that is your knee moving primarily through a bending and extending motion, the shoulder is asked to move in more directions than any joint of the body, all while maintaining the stability to complete your daily tasks. Due to this delicate balance of mobility to stability the shoulder is commonly left susceptible to aches and pains of all kinds.
Arthritis of the bones; strains, sprains, and tears of the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissue; fractures; tendonitis; the list goes on for potential explanations to that lingering pain.
The good news is, with proper assessment and application of well timed interventions, that pain can be minimized if not eliminated by conservative means. Becoming informed over the origin and nature of your pain places you back in the drivers seat, providing you the opportunity to make the right decisions towards its management and eventual elimination. Pain is not a necessity! Take back control and get back to the activities you love!
