Winter & Workouts = Shoulder Pain! Here’s How to Fix It with Massage for Shoulder Pain!

Your Shoulders and Winter are not good friends…

Have you booked a massage for shoulder pain session yet this winter? If not, you’ll probably feel like we are psychics about how your shoulders are feeling right about now…

It’s that most wonderful time of year…okay, actually it’s not all that wonderful right now.

The holidays are over, it’s real cold, and your are deep into new year projects, stress, and pressure.

And we’ve still got several weeks to go 😬🤒

Add in indoor exercise to that (weightlifting, yoga, boxing, Crossfit) and you’ve got a perfect recipe for shoulder pain and injuries…..

Winter Shoulder Pain Recipe

• 1/4 cup “lifting shoulders due to cold”

• 1 cup “stressing at work” which engages our fight/flight response and lifts the shoulders

• 1 tablespoon “indoor exercise” which impacts shoulders more intensely (due to the other above ingredients)…

This recipe leads to overuse injuries such as rotator cuff tears, biceps tendonitis, and bursitis. 

What you get when this cake is baked is “I don’t know what happened….but my right (or left) shoulder just started hurting…..HELP!”

Shoulder Pain in Winter: What YOU can do about it

If you haven’t gotten to the pain level yet, congrats!

If you don’t want to get there, come see us for massage therapy for shoulder pain (or any other pains you are dealing with). In the meantime, the following will absolutely help to prevent further injury:

Invest in a good winter coat, hat, scarf (no, really)

• Fashion is cool and all…and usually cold too. You may not like wearing a parka, or messing up your hair with a hat, but your shoulders will thank you if you are warm enough.
• Your body is dealing with cold that it’s not insulated against.
• Our nervous system is hardwired to “protect the important bits” (ie your head and your trunk where all of your important organs are).
• It raises the arms and shoulders in a self hug to bring more body heat to your brain (the most important bit) and lungs.
• This is brain stem level instinctual….if your body is cold enough to be scared of hypothermia it will raise your shoulders no matter how much you want them not to.

For More Information: Shoulder Pain Massage

Tag Team for Your Shoulder Pain: Massage Therapy and Physical Therapy

The newest medical information is now easy to find online and shows that the surgical boom of the 90’s didn’t actually produce better results for patients with shoulder pain. As a result, more patients are turning to alternative, more conservative treatments (ie non-surgical) for dealing with this. These alternative treatments often include massage therapy and physical therapy.

Surgery frequently relies on images (i.e. MRI, X-Ray) to determine a course of action. However, studies have shown that surgically fixing the anomalies found in these images doesn’t always solve the pain. In fact, for many common pains including low back, neck, and shoulder pain, surgery had similar results to simply doing physical therapy.

Pain medication is used to treat your symptoms, but usually won’t address the root cause. Massage and physical therapy look at the whole picture of your history, body alignment, posture, and movements. Both approach the problem from an integrative and comprehensive perspective. They seek to identify the underlying cause of your shoulder pain and give you the tools to move better without pain.

More About Shoulder Pain and Common Pathologies

Shoulder pain is a common complaint. In primary care scenarios, the reported annual incidence of shoulder pain is 14.7 per every 1000 patients per year. For those with previous shoulder pain, the recurrence rate is about 25%. Additionally, nearly 40-50% of those experiencing previous shoulder pain will still report some pain after 12 months.

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Shoulder Pain Treatment and Relief

Sometimes we feel like we are carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders due to stress or anxiety from work or other areas of our life. Many times stress as well as injury can make the shoulders physically feel like the weight of the world is pressing down on the body. When it comes to shoulder pain, it is essential to find some sort of treatment and relief. Shoulder pain can easily get out of hand, leading to headaches and other issues. By learning more about shoulder pain massage in the New York area, you can find ways to treat your symptoms.

 

Interfering With Life

Shoulder pain can be exhausting and easily interfere with your daily life. You may have trouble completing tasks at work due to the immense pain you are feeling or fall behind with your chores at home. You may be unable to play with your kids or help with bath time or even pick up your child due to the pain you are feeling. You may be asking yourself, how to do I find shoulder pain massage near me? What can services provide? By accessing this quality treatment option, you can find relief for your all your shoulder pain symptoms.

Shoulder Pain Causes

Shoulder pain is common among adults, due to a variety of reasons. The shoulders tend to be susceptible to injury due to the unstable design of this area of the body. The ball and socket joint system can easily be affected by dislocation or injury. We use our shoulders for lifting, pushing, reaching and throwing, among other movements, so any odd twists or turns can cause an injury.

Once injured, you will need treatment in order to heal the area. Massage is a great way to provide physical therapy to the body and help the muscles get back to normal.

Common Shoulder Conditions

Shoulder pain massage in the New York area can be used to treat a number of conditions. Of course, if your shoulder is injured and pain is intense, you should consult a physician first. They will then help you find a source of treatment which can include massage.

One example of a common shoulder injury involves the rotator cuff. Most injuries of the rotator cuff are a result of repetitive stress on the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the shoulder and/ or the scapula. When you have a repetitive motion in this area, the cuff is worn down and inflammation begins which causes pain and limited mobility.

With physical therapy and massage, you can begin to feel less pain and heal the injury. Massage balls are often used in this area to work out the tension as well as the pain felt due to the injury.

Another common issue involving this area of the body is known as Frozen Shoulder. Basically, the shoulder is immovable. The area is susceptible to sticky inflammation and this creates a reduction in the amount of mobility of the shoulder. The symptoms are similar to arthritis.

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Chiropractic Treatment of Shoulder Pain

Shoulder pain is a problem that many people suffer from. Some patients suffer from shoulder pain due to a sports injury, while others are diagnosed with tendinitis of the shoulder and neck. Whatever your cause for shoulder pain, the physical feelings you are experiencing can lead to difficulty in the performance of everyday activities. Your work, school or even everyday living may suffer. Thankfully, there is a solution.

With chiropractic care and shoulder pain massage New York services combined, you can find relief. Two of the most effective treatment options for shoulder pain are chiropractic care and massage therapy. Both treatments are non-invasive and provide substantial relief from pain in the shoulder area.

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Shoulder Pain: What’s Causing Yours and How Massage Therapy can Help

Shoulder pain is one of the most common issues people face today. The shoulder is a very complex set of muscles and bones designed for a large variety of movements. In order to gain that freedom of movement, evolution had to sacrifice some stability. This makes shoulders especially vulnerable to injury. Both impact injuries such as a torn rotator cuff, and overuse injuries such as a pinched nerve. Thankfully, shoulder pain massage can work wonders on many types of shoulder pain.

How Your Shoulders Work - Two Joints, Not Just One!

The shoulder actually consists of two distinct joints, the shoulder joint and the shoulder girdle.

The Shoulder Joint

The arm bone (humerus) connected to socket of the shoulder blade makes up the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint allows for movement of the arm in many directions. All while keeping the shoulder blade locked in place. Your shoulder joint can move your arm forwards, backwards, sideways. As well as rotating your arm in the socket.

There are many different muscles that attached to the humerus and allow for these movements. The pectoral major, latissimus, and deltoid create forwards, backwards, and sideways movements of the arm. The rotator cuff set of muscles creates rotational movements. Contrary to popular belief there is no “rotator cuff muscle.” The rotator cuff actually refers to a set of 4 different muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres major, and subscapularis.

The Shoulder Girdle

The shoulder girdle is made up of the shoulder blade and clavicle (collarbone) and their relation to the ribcage. The shoulder girdle allow for movement of the shoulder around the ribcage without having to move the arm. When you roll your shoulders without lifting your arms you are moving your shoulder girdle joints.

There are a lot of different muscles that move the shoulder girdle. These include trapezius, rhomboids, levator scapula, serratus anterior, and pectoralis minor. Interestingly, the shoulder girdle bones are basically free floating on top of the rib cage. The clavicle is attached to the sternum by ligaments in the way we think of most joints working. With the bones close together and separated by cartilage. There is a ligament that attaches the shoulder blade to the ribs. However, it is long and allows for a lot of movement. Making it unlike other ligaments in the body. This ligament's basic function is to keep the shoulder girdle from shifting too far in any direction.

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BENEFITS OF MASSAGE – BODYWORKS DW

Massage therapy is a treatment option that continues to grow in demand as well as popularity. By scheduling an appointment with a massage therapist New York office, you will have access to a mainstream approach to pain management as well as dealing with certain issues such as circulation, tension, reducing stress and relieving anxiety. There are many benefits to massage and learning more about how you can feel better can show you that massage is an avenue worth exploring.

Relaxation

For most people, the word massage is associated with relaxation. As the body becomes tense and under a great deal of stress, cortical is created. cortisol is a stress hormone that can cause one to gain weight, have trouble sleeping, encounter digestive problems and headaches. With the help of a massage therapist Midtown office, these issues can be relieved.

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Troubled With Arthritis? Check This

You might be troubled with Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, or Gout. Though symptoms and reasons for each of these situations are different, the solution is one that is known as massage therapy. Medical science has got operative as well as medicinal options, but there is also massage therapy that can help one get away from the pain in a short time. For an effective massage one can hire an expert massage therapist, who is certified as professionals. The massage therapist can evaluate the situation and offer the best option of massage that can gradually lead to a healthy life without suffering from the disease anymore.