Shoulder problems are often complex and can take a long time to resolve. An osteopath will work with you to try and understand the cause of your shoulder problem.

Common conditions that can cause shoulder pain:
- Rotator cuff problem: pain in the shoulder or upper arm
 
CAUSE- Repetitive overuse of the arm and shoulder (in a lot of cases playing sport), injury or age
 
SYMTPOMS- pain lifting or lying on shoulder
- Acromioclavicular joint pain: on the tip of the shoulder where the collarbone and shoulder blade join
- Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis: Pain of the shoulder capsule
 
SYMPTOMS- Stiffness, limiting movement
- Referred shoulder pain: Pain referred from the neck and back
 
CAUSE- Tension in the neck and back, Osteoarthritis, injury in other areas of the body
- Shoulder instability
 
CAUSE- dislocation or excessive of movement of the shoulder joint.
 

What do Osteopaths do to help shoulder pain?

Shoulder problems are often complex and can take a long time to resolve. An osteopath will work with you to try and understand the cause of your shoulder problem.
 
Depending on your age, fitness and the diagnosis we may use a variety of massage, rhythmical articulation and stretching techniques to try and improve the movement in your shoulder and reduce tension in any tight muscles.
 
Treatment is different in every individual and we may massage and loosen the joints of the neck and upper and mid back and shoulder blade area and sometimes the low back and hips if we feel they are contributing to your shoulder pain.
 
We may offer specific strengthening or loosening exercises to the shoulder and offer advice on posture and look at how you use your shoulder and any lifestyle habits that may be contributing to your shoulder problem.
 
Depending on the cause of pain the treatments we offer our patients to help treat this area of the body is Osteopathy.