Health Blog Category: Shoulder Pain
Are You Facing a Shoulder Injury? Occupational Therapy Can Help.
A shoulder injury can impact almost every activity in daily life. It can make it challenging to pick up your children, lift heavy objects, do your job, or even reach something on a high shelf. The good news is that occupational therapy is an excellent treatment option for shoulder pain!
An occupational therapist specializes in finding new, safe ways to help you do everyday activities without jeopardizing your comfort, privacy, or independence.
An occupational therapist’s goal with shoulder pain is to help you regain function and independence that you may have lost or are at risk of losing due to an injury or pain condition affecting your shoulder.
Read full blogAnkle Pains, Strains, & Sprains Are No Match For a Physical Therapist
If you have persistent ankle pain, there’s a good possibility you’ve sustained a strain or sprain!
Although these two words are frequently used interchangeably, there is a distinction between them. A strain occurs when a muscle or tendon tears or stretches too far.
Tendons are the connective tissue that connects bones to muscles. A hamstring or lower back strain is the most common type of strain. A sprain occurs when a ligament is overstretched or torn.
Read full blogTherapeutic Massage Can Relieve Upper Extremity Pain
Have you have a rotator cuff injury? Do you have a problem with shoulder impingement? Maybe you’re coming back from a sports injury like tennis or a golfer’s elbow. You just can’t find relief no matter which direction you turn, and quite frankly, it’s getting pretty old!
Did you know that physical and occupational therapy can help people recover from upper extremity injuries? Regardless of the situation, a therapeutic massage from one of our physical or occupational therapists may be the pain relief solution you’ve been looking for!
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Living with Pain From Poor Posture? We Can Help
In most areas of the body, bone is surrounded by muscles and tendons that allow that part of the body to move. The shoulder is different. It is actually made up of three bones – the humerus or arm bone, the scapula or shoulder blade, and the clavicle or collarbone.
Rather than being “wrapped” in tendon and muscle, these three bones are attached by a series of muscles and tendons called a rotator cuff.
Read full blogAre You Having Shoulder Pain? It Could be Caused by One of These Conditions
If your shoulder becomes injured, it could greatly impact your physical performance.
The shoulder is an important part of your body for several different sports. It is used to make a free throw, swing a club, serve a tennis ball, or pass a football for the winning touchdown.
Common injuries and conditions (such as frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, or a rotator cuff tear) can place drastic limits on your life.
Read full blog3 Common Causes of Shoulder Pain and How Ponchatoula Physical Therapy Can Help Relieve Pain
Imagine not being able to serve a tennis ball, swing a golf club, make a free throw or pass the football for the winning touchdown. You won’t have to use much imagination to envision these scenarios if you’re currently crippled by shoulder pain. Shoulder pain problems, such as rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder, and osteoarthritis of the shoulder joint, can place drastic limits on your life. Fortunately, physical therapy can provide non-surgical pain relief for shoulder problems, and you can enjoy this pain relief by calling our Ponchatoula Physical Therapy in Ponchatoula, LA today to schedule an appointment.
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Do you have aching shoulders? Do you know that the problem could be a result of rotator cuff damage? That’s right, your shoulder pain that comes along with certain motions or that you notice during sleep could be a result of rotator cuff issues.
What Does The Rotator Cuff Do?
Like most parts of the body, we don’t think about our rotator cuff until there is a problem. However, your rotator cuff issue can have a great effect on your shoulder pain.
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