Helping You Recover From Arm & Shoulder Pain
Injuries in the arm and shoulder can be powerful, as their function is so important to your quality of life. Our team — physical therapists, massage therapists, and movement analysts — will work together to improve function and mobility while reducing pain.
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Arm and shoulder pain can be devastating for everyday tasks, not just for participation in your company's dodge ball league. It can be amazing how little attention we pay them — until they hurt. The rotator cuff relies on proper muscular stability and biomechanical efficiency through the scapula to allow the arm and shoulder to move freely atop the torso.
From minor tendonitis to nerve entrapment and post-surgical rehabilitation, our therapists are equipped to diagnose and maximize stability and function of the shoulder joint. If you do not see your specific problem, please feel free to get in touch with us — we're always listening.
Arms & Shoulders Conditions
Dislocation & Instability
Dislocations of a joint occurs when a bone is forced out of its socket. This can be as a result of sudden injury or repetitive motion. After the joint dislocates for the first time, it'll be vulnerable and prone to other episodes without proper biomechanics and postural education. Our team of skilled therapists will screen for range of motion and strength to create a safe plan of care to ensure a prompt and healthy recovery.
Muscle Tear or Strain
Shoulder muscle tears can be treated a variety of ways and depend on a lot of factors, for example, if it's a full tear or a partial tear or if it requires surgery or conservative treatment. Our main goal with muscle tears in the shoulder is reducing pain and once the injury is healed, re-building strength and range of motion.
Post-Surgical Reconstruction
The JFPT team works in close collaboration with your surgical team/orthopedists to follow each individual's post operative protocol. No one surgery is the same thus no one post surgical protocol should be either. Tracking close progress and following post-surgical protocols helps ensure proper progress avoiding complications down the road.
Tendinitis
In the early stages of the treatment of tendinitis in the shoulder, we focus on controlling inflammation and relieving pain through modalities and manual therapy. This is to eventually work to regain full range of motion. After the patient has regained range of motion we work with the patient to gain better control and function of the shoulder.
Fractures (Traumatic & Stress)
Bone fractures occur as a result of physical force or trauma to a bone greater than the bone strength itself. Treatment at JFPT revolves around a holistic approach to healing. Our team of therapists will assess the injury and work with you alongside our trainers to ensure supporting musculature surrounding the injury remain strong and pliable.
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
When treating myofascial pain syndrome in the shoulder there are multiple treatments and techniques that we employ such as: various stretching techniques, active release manual therapy, trigger point pressure release, and progressive resistance exercises therapy.
Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive strain injuries occur as a result of prolonged repetitive motion and or ergonomically incorrect posture. When treating repetitive strain injuries in the shoulder we not only trace the source of the injury, but provide manual therapy and corrective ergonomic adjustments to your environment.
Ligament Tears
When we treat patients with ligament tears in the shoulder we think it's important to not only treat the injured shoulder but to educate the patient on the mechanics of the entire shoulder rotator cuff. Proper understanding of postural placement and shoulder mechanics are key to avoid re-injuring ligaments in the future.
Nerve Entrapment
Staying away from nerve entrapment of the arm and upper body requires proper spinal and scapular placement and posture. At JFPT, our team of experienced therapists will focus on conducting a holistic approach to your injury. A full cervical spine assessment will be conducted to ensure a proper diagnosis is in place.
Sports Technique Rehabilitation
With sports related injuries it is always important to remember that there is no 'one size fits all' treatment. Every sport has a different athletic approach, technique and human biomechanics that are used to maximize performance. Getting to the root of the injury and how it affects sports technique comes in conjunction of a full assessment for the specific sport.
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