Shoulder & Rotator Cuff

Off the cuff, it's not just the weight of the world on your shoulders.

Overview

Rotator cuff pathology is a frequent condition that many people experience and one that physiotherapists treat daily. It often results from wear and tear and degeneration from injury or weakness and can result in partial tears or complete tears of the rotator cuff muscles or tendons. Shoulder injuries are often very painful, weak and debilitating to normal daily function. Physiotherapy is very effective at relieving pain and restoring mobility and daily activities.

Conditions & Injuries

Rotator Cuff tear and tendonitis

The shoulder does a lot of movement in its lifetime and the muscles that move it, the rotator cuff group, are often injured. Rotator cuff injuries can happen overtime with repetitive motions, overhead activities, an acute injury, and muscle imbalances. They also often occur as we age and degenerative changes occur in our bodies.

Symptoms:

Pain, especially with certain activities and at night; pain that prevents sleeping on the injured side; grating or cracking sounds when moving the arm, reduced range of motion, muscle weakness

Frozen shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)

Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, occurs when the lining of the shoulder ball and socket, the capsule, becomes inflamed, thickens and causes pain and very restricted motion in the shoulder. Thick bands of tissue — called adhesions — develop. Over time, the shoulder becomes very hard to move.

Frozen shoulder most commonly affects people between the ages of 40 and 60, and occurs in women more often than men. In addition, people with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing frozen shoulder.

Symptoms:

Pain that can be constant, dull and aching; very limited range of motion

Instability from Dislocation

The shoulder is a ball and socket joint. With an acute, traumatic injury in which your shoulder is pulled back or rotated way beyond its normal range of motion, the ball can pop out of its socket. This causes a lot of damage to the ligaments, capsule and muscles that hold the joint together.

Symptoms:

Pain in shoulder which is worse with movement, swelling, numbness and weakness, bruising, deformity of your shoulder.

Services Offered:

Acupuncture
Dry Needling
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
Physiotherapy
Virtual Physiotherapy
Sports Assessments

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