Shoulder Pain
Suwanee Shoulder Pain Relief and Injury Recovery Specialists
Shoulder pain is any pain around or in the shoulder joint. Since the shoulder is the most movable joint in your body, swelling, bone changes, or damage around the rotator cuff can cause pain in your shoulder. Recovering from shoulder injuries can take weeks, if not months, but massages and other physical therapy treatments can help relieve you of these pains in no time. At GoTherex, we have qualified specialists that can hold your hand and nurse you to full recovery.
We have qualified and certified physical therapists to help you find a long and lasting solution to your shoulder pain. Our physical therapists will make you feel fit, healthy, and strong again.
Physical Therapy Treatments for Shoulder Pain
Different physical therapy treatments can be administered to treat shoulder injuries and pains; some of them are:
- RICE – Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate Therapy – The RICE therapy encourages you to rest, ice, compress and elevate the injured area to reduce swelling, inflammation, and pain. It is used within the first hours of the injury.
- Heat Therapy – This is used after 72 hours and serves as a painkiller and muscle-relaxant Therapy.
- Stretching – This pushes your muscles gently till you regain mobility and motion. It incorporates several levels of stretches and targets the areas of the shoulder, spine, and neck.
- Hands-on Therapy entails direction-specific pressure on the muscles and tissues to help the shoulder regain some of its natural mobility.
- Athletic Taping – This entails using athletic tape to your shoulder as you combine other physical therapy treatments.
Shoulder Pain Relief and Injury Recovery Q&A
How Does Physical Therapy Help With Shoulder Pain?
Whether it is a tear to the rotator cuff or other injuries around or in the shoulder joint, physical therapy for shoulder pain and injuries provides you with an option of successful and non-surgical treatment.
Physical Therapy provides treatments that will be custom-fitted to help you regain your mobility and also recover from injury. These treatments may include advice on altering your daily activities to help support your shoulders better and prevent re-injury.
As earlier stated, it also prevents the need for surgery. Still, suppose you have to go for surgery inevitably. In that case, physical therapy helps prepare and strengthen the muscles around the region before and after the surgery.
What are the types of conditions that physical therapists treat?
The conditions treated include:
- Rotator cuff tear and repair
- Shoulder dislocation
- Frozen shoulder
- Tearing of tendons, ligaments, or muscles
- Tendonitis
- Impingement
- Overuse injuries
How long does physical therapy take for shoulder pain?
How long a physical therapy will take involves looking at the physical limitations of the injury, checking for structural damage in the rotator cuff, neck, spine, and shoulder area, and the range of motion and mobility.
Physical Therapy may last for as long as four to eight weeks for a full recovery.
Can physical therapy help me avoid surgey?
Rehabilitation methods and steps depend on the physical Therapy involved or used. After a physical exam, our physical therapist will develop a fitted treatment plan for you.
Some physical therapy levels will include at-home exercises so that you do not have to visit your physical therapist every day.
At GoTherex, we believe that pain is a nuisance and it interferes with a quality of life. We also believe that surgery should be a last resort, so we provide Physical Therapy for shoulder pain and injury recovery.
Testimonials
Our #1 priority is helping our clients achieve their goals.
Kayla
Matt was a wonderful physical therapist and I’m not just saying that! He’s professional, caring, and informative. He gives you suggestions and helpful exercises to make sure you prevent your accidents and pain from recurring. I would recommend him to anyone!
Mike
Matt has not only trained me, but taught me how to do these exercises properly, be careful with my nutrition and just give me an overall great workout.
Jessica
Matt Reuschle set me up on a workout program in August of 2020 and I have been working with him ever since. I feel the best I ever have. I have been exercising my whole life off and on but Matt’s program has made more of a difference in just a few months. I highly recommend him to my family and friends all the time.