Understanding Shoulder, Elbow & Wrist Pain

Understanding Shoulder, Elbow & Wrist Pain

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Understanding Shoulder, Elbow&Wrist Pain

Why it hurts The body is truly amazing and all the partswork together as awhole. However, when an area of your body becomes weak or stiff because of poor posture, stress or injury, other areas strain from the overwork. A common word that is used for this type of repetitive injury strain is called “tendonitis”. This is simply an inflammation of the tendons, which attach muscles to bones. The upper extremity works in 3 parts, the shoulder, elbow and wrist. They rely on each other to make the incredible movements of your arm so you can reach, grasp and do ordinary daily tasks we take for granted.

You try to get through the day, but that nagging pain in your shoulder, elbow or wrist just keeps your attention focused on it. It sure is hard to concentrate on work, your family and other activities you need to do! It is common habit to focus on the body part that hurts. It is thought that because it hurts there, that is where the problem is coming from. However, this is often not the case as the cause of the problem stems from another area. The body part that is painful is usually the one that is excessively doing all the work, because other areas are not doing their job.

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Study Proves Results from Physical Therapy Understanding Shoulder, Wrist & Elbow Pain

Proper movement relies on your posture to be in good order. When you slouch or do a repetitive task, like reaching across your desk, certain muscles can become too tight or strong while others become weak. This muscle imbalance leads to the area not working as well as it should. For example, you sit at a desk all day and you slouch your shoulders. Now, your shoulder doesn’t work as well, but you still move your mouse around with your arm, which causes your wrist and forearm muscles to overwork. As this happens over time, you start to notice aches and pains in your wrist and elbow. If this goes on too long, it becomes severe and you need to seek out medical help. Solving the problem

Typically a brace may be put on the area, but that does not solve the cause of the problem. The real reason can be because your shoulder was stiff and weak from slouching. An expert physical therapist has the right medical training to spot where your posture is not optimum and how you are compensating. With the right evaluation and treatment from the experts at Innovative Physical Therapy Solutions, you can relieve your shoulder, elbow or wrist pain quickly and be back to doing what you like to do. Our home programs make it easy for you to maintain your gains and stay well for the long haul. Call us today to learn more how we can relieve your pain and get you back to enjoying your activities.

Why Choose Innovative? • Expertly trained therapists • Focused on achieving fast results • We take the time to listen to you • We spend time educating you on your problem and how to solve it

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Patient Results

I have experienced considerably less pain! Success Story - John G. “The last several months have been absolutely life changing. I was under constant pain in the neck and shoulders. Through constant care and instruction I have experienced considerably less pain to almost no pain at all….”

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Staff Updates

Innovative Staff ANNIVERSARIES

KELLY CHATTERTON • October 29, 2016 • 2 years NICOLE MULVANEY • November 2, 2016 • 7 years ASHLEY MCAVOY • October 27, 2016 • 2 years

(from left to right) Kelly Chatterton, Nicole Mulvaney, Ashley McAvoy

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Are You Suffering From: 4 Wrist or elbow pain

4 Stiffness 4 Shoulder pain 4 Swelling

4 Trouble moving freely 4 Pain from an old injury

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Exercise Essentials Try this simple exercise to help relieve arm pain

Helps Shoulder Pain

WAND SHOULDER FLEXION Lying on your back and holding a wand, palm face down on both sides, slowly raise the wand towards overhead. Repeat 3 sets of 8 reps.

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