The shoulder, often taken for granted, is one of our bodies’ most mobile and flexible joints. It plays a vital role in nearly all our daily activities. However, when shoulder pain strikes, it can have a devastating impact. It goes beyond limiting actions like throwing and lifting; even basic tasks like bathing, dressing, and personal grooming become agonizing. Severe shoulder pain can make simple activities such as walking, driving, or riding a bicycle challenging, ultimately affecting the overall quality of life. The isolating nature of chronic shoulder pain compounds the issue, making it a significant concern for many Americans.
Estimates reveal that approximately two-thirds of Americans experience severe shoulder pain or discomfort at some point. The causes of this pain can vary, ranging from direct injuries to overuse or degenerative conditions.
Overuse is a leading cause of shoulder pain. Repetitive actions, such as a throwing motion or blunt force trauma, can lead to inflammation of the surrounding tendons and supportive tissues. This swelling increases pressure on the shoulder joint and nerves, compromising your range of motion and causing pain.
Besides overuse, shoulder pain can also result from arthritis, bursitis, bone spurs, and calcium deposits. These issues develop over time. Additionally, sudden injuries, such as a broken shoulder or arm bone, a dislocated shoulder joint, a pinched nerve, torn cartilage, or a torn rotator cuff, can all lead to severe shoulder pain.
Shoulder pain manifests in various ways, from muscle weakness to a dull ache to a sharp, searing pain. The specific symptoms depend on the underlying cause of the pain.
For instance, a torn rotator cuff involves the fraying or degeneration of the muscle tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. This injury can occur suddenly due to a fall or develop slowly over time. It may be a partial tear, or the tendon may completely detach from the bone. Individuals with this injury often experience difficulty lifting their arm and may hear clicking or popping noises when moving it.
Correctly diagnosing shoulder pain is crucial to finding practical solutions. In clinical assessments, healthcare providers work closely with patients to understand their pain and identify exacerbating factors. Cutting-edge diagnostic technologies help pinpoint the pain’s source and root cause, enabling tailored treatment plans for relief.
It’s essential not to ignore sudden shoulder pain that does not result from an immediate injury. Sometimes, it can indicate a heart attack, necessitating immediate medical attention.
Addressing shoulder pain often requires various treatments and therapies, depending on the severity and cause of the discomfort. These treatments can include:
Most traditional treatments focus on managing and mitigating pain rather than addressing its root cause. While correcting the source of the pain, surgical interventions can come with risks such as joint stiffness, nerve damage, and infection. As a result, many individuals seek alternative solutions.
QC Kinetix in Nashville offers a unique perspective on shoulder pain. Instead of merely managing symptoms, we aim to address the root cause and facilitate the body’s natural healing processes. Our methods utilize leading-edge techniques and natural regenerative treatments to promote the rebuilding of healthy shoulder joint tissues. Whether your shoulder pain is chronic or acute, resulting from an injury, overuse, or degeneration, we collaborate with you to design a personalized treatment plan that delivers lasting relief.
When you schedule a free consultation with QC Kinetix, you embark on a journey to understand and alleviate your shoulder pain. Our highly skilled providers will conduct a thorough examination, addressing all your questions and concerns. Throughout your visits and treatments, we offer compassionate support to restore your shoulder’s health and help you regain your quality of life.
Learn more about how our clients benefit from our regenerative shoulder treatments. Schedule your free consultation today through our website or call (844) 809-PAIN (7246)—to experience firsthand the power of natural, non-surgical shoulder pain treatment.
This completely depends on your specific condition and its severity, which we cover in detail with you at your complimentary, no-obligation consultation.
While we have seen patients have long-standing relief after their initial injection series, this does vary from patient to patient depending on many factors, including how active a patient continues to be. Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative condition and while we feel that regenerative medicine protocols are an outstanding way to combat the pain of this degenerative process, these treatments are not a cure for this condition.
This is an extremely important question. In our opinion, success isn’t just a matter of having less overall pain. We strive to improve your overall quality of life. Sure, this includes decreasing your pain levels, but we also want to see things like improved function, range of motion, improved sleep patterns, taking fewer medications (or lower doses), and being able to enjoy life more. Instead of just looking at a simple pain scale number, we focus on quality-of-life metrics. In this light, the vast majority of our patients have success with regenerative medicine for their knees.
Class IV laser therapy is a helpful adjuvant to the regenerative medicine therapies we use. When used alone, it is useful for some temporary relief only. We utilize it in combination with our additional protocols to improve the tissue environment.
A series of the biologic regenerative medicine therapies; consideration of appropriate knee bracing, if warranted; and physical therapy after the initial treatment series.
When left untreated, sports injuries can lead to local scarring of tissue. The chronic pain of sports injuries can also put undue stress on other parts of the musculoskeletal system that can lead to pain in other areas as well.
The pain due to muscle tears, tendon injuries, ligament injuries, bursitis, and more.
There are many ways to work on low back pain because it is a very complicated problem with many potential causes. While we use our regenerative medicine protocols successfully with many low back pain issues, we also strongly encourage things like physical therapy, Pilates, and yoga to help enhance the results you can obtain from our protocols.
There are times when one or both are appropriate to use. We discuss this in detail with you when you begin your plan of care with us.
The pain related to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis.
Usually, this is determined by a good history and physical exam, followed by imaging with x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or a combination of all three modalities. Sometimes, blood work may also be warranted in the work-up of arthritis.
