Chronic Shoulder Pain in Portland

Chronic shoulder pain in Portland refers to shoulder pain that has extended for longer than 6 months.

Shoulder pain is the physical discomfort of any part of the shoulder joint.

The shoulder is a very mobile and flexible part of the body. This ability of the shoulder joint allows for its overuse and wear down, causing damage to the ligaments, tendons, muscles, bones, or the cartilages leading to pain in the shoulder.

Chronic shoulder pain(CSP) can be constant or episodic or occurring during certain motions or positions of the shoulder. See how our team at North Portland Wellness Group can help you!

There are many causes for CSP:

• Posture: improper posture is a silent killer of the shoulder.
• Arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can lead to shoulder pain.
• Torn cartilage: The rubbing motion or the different degrading disorders can lead to tearing of the cartilage.
• Torn rotator cuff: sometimes overuse or acute injuries can lead to tears in the tendons.
• Inflamed tendon: Tendinitis can also cause CSP
• Bursitis: swollen bursa sacs or tendons
• Bone spurs: The bony projections that develop along the edges of bones can poke the shoulder and cause pain.
• A pinched nerve in the neck or shoulder: this is a very common issue.
• Injury due to overuse or repetitive use: The wearing down and rubbing of the structures on the shoulder would cause pain.
• Spinal cord injury: the nerves of the spine would send pain radiating signals each time the nerves are pinched by the vertebrae which are affected by the spine injury, which would cause shoulder pain if the nerves there are also affected.
• Injury to the shoulder: sometimes issues like dislocation of the shoulder, fractures, and acute injuries can cause complications which will cause shoulder pain beyond 6 months if it is not and even if it is healing properly.
• Age: wearing down of the shoulder structures is inevitable at old age.
• Occupation: those that require repeated shoulder motions or put lots of pressure on the shoulder.

While certain causes will only be solved with the help of medications and surgeries, most of these causes, which don’t require lifelong medications or surgeries, can be addressed and solved by chiropractic treatments.

Chiropractic care in Portland OR (chiro care) uses different options for treating CSP:

• Chiropractic adjustments for any issues relating to musculoskeletal causes to realign and treat musculoskeletal issues.
• Spinal manipulation or decompression either can be used for issues related to the spine and nerves and realign it (fixes posture too).
• Ice/ heat therapy helps soothe and relax the area and change the levels of circulation for optimal healing, best for inflammation and reduction of pain.
• Laser, ultrasound, electric therapy all involve the penetration of energy into the skin to allow healing.

Chiro care isn’t as expensive as surgeries and is a lot more suitable for people of all ages and with a plethora of health conditions.

Chiro care is more of a permanent solution with it addressing the cause of the pain rather than just getting rid of the pain, unlike medications.

These types of treatment help the body heal on its own and not depend on anything which makes it less susceptible to future damage and improves bodily immunity and circulation.

The benefits of chiro care have a lot more in store, book an appointment with your nearest licensed Portland chiropractor to explore more and get rid of CSP altogether.

Happy healing!