In practice, I notice that many people needlessly are suffering from shoulder pain. Often a diagnosis has been given as “Frozen Shoulder”, “calcification” or “bursitis” and people often think that nothing can be done. Often this is NOT the case.
Shoulder problems are almost always caused by impingement of a structure in the shoulder itself between the shoulder head and roof (acromion). This could be a tendon or bursa. This is because in the shoulder mechanism is little room for deviations because of lack of space. The cause of an impingement may be multiple minor trauma, such as a tennis player who overloads his shoulder. The most common cause is a movement disorder in the shoulder girdle. The shoulder girdle consists of a number of bones and joints around the shoulder joint. These joints all work together to move shoulder smoothly and to give it maximum range of movement. If one link of the chain in this motion is not moving properly, there will interference with the movement pattern in the shoulder joint itself and impingement can occur.
Thus, a blockage in the neck or the first and second rib can cause serious complaints in the shoulder. Treatment of the shoulder itself gives no result because the cause is situated in a different area. There will certainly be an inflamed tendon or a bursitis because of the impingement, but only by removing the cause this problem can be resolved.
Most people complain about not being able to lift the arm or putting the hand on their back, not being able to fix the bra or cannot cam their hair. Often the pain in the shoulder radiates to the arm or gives pins and needles in the hand. If people have longstanding blocks in the shoulder girdle it is possible it show in the whole body posture due to compensation. This could start off back pain, pain between the shoulder blades and radiation to the hands.
By examining the entire movement chain, really from top to toe, the cause of these complaints are found and can be treated. Only examination on the shoulder itself or an X-ray picture is not enough to find the real cause of shoulder problems.
ur clinic is specialized in diagnosing and treating shoulder complaints and has years in the sportmedicine related to shoulder problems. Through extensive functional examination, we will almost always find the cause of the complaints and action can be initiated to get you better.