Common types of shoulder pain
Shoulder pain can come from many reasons, here are a few of the common injuries that we see
Shoulder injuries can happen for many reasons and can develop gradually or come on suddenly, with a dull or sharp pain. It can be overuse injuries from baseball, problems during working out, or you may not sure what has happened. With the shoulder being used in the vast majority of sports and used in everyday life, it’s important to monitor and treated quickly to avoid progression of your problem.
It’s important to find out why you’re having pain and what you can do to get out of the pain, so you can enjoy Victoria, BC.
Who are the types of people we see shoulder pain?
Shoulder pain can come from many reasons, here are a few of the common injuries that we see
We are able to help decrease your shoulder pain either with specific hands-on treatment via Massage therapy and Athletic Therapy. Our Athletic therapist is able to provide you a recovery program for your shoulder injury
There are several ways an Athletic Therapist can help your shoulder injury:
- Strengthening and stretching exercises
- Education of how to improve healing – like our “METH Method“
- Show you proper lifting technique
- Appropriate exercises at the gym
- Warm-up program for baseball
There are several ways a Massage Therapist can help your shoulder pain:
- Decrease shoulder pain
- Decrease muscle spasm
- Improve range of motion of shoulder
- Gentle stretching for shoulder range of motion
Many people like the combinational approach that we provide, with massage and athletic therapy. We are able to combine the two types of therapy while improving your recovery of your shoulder pain.
A typical plan may look like:
- An Athletic Therapy assessment – This provides you the appropriate exercises to strengthen your shoulder, while you’re not with us
- Book a Massage – This helps you by reducing your pain and less stressful for you doing your home exercises. This can be done for 1x a week, 45-60mins for four weeks.
- Re-assessment with your Athletic Therapist – This is usually done 4-6 weeks after your initial assessment
Whatever your situation is, we work within it and develop a plan that suits your needs.
These therapies play a major in your recovery without having to use invasive methods. Even if surgery may be required, athletic therapy can help you both before and after to improve healing time and increase your range of motion.
Our team has the experience and expertise to help you recover from a variety of shoulder conditions. They work to reduce pain, increase mobility and help you resume your regular activities as soon as possible. Whether it’s a rotator cuff injury, a dislocated shoulder or any other type of shoulder injury, our therapist can help you improve mobility and get you back to participating in your daily activities.
Get shoulder pain relief with the help of Sync Therapy.
Contact us if you have questions or book now if you’re in Victoria, BC.
You don’t have to live with ongoing shoulder pain!