What causes shoulder pain?

There are several reasons that can cause shoulder pain or a frozen shoulder. The risk factors include diabetes, shoulder immobility for long periods due to a fracture, overexertion due to repeated overhead rotation, sports activities, a dislocated shoulder when arm bone pops out of the socket in the shoulder blade due to an accident or sports injury etc.

Our physical therapy

Your physical therapist at Riya can evaluate your range of motion and functional abilities. Then your therapist would put together an individualized treatment plan to relieve your pain and restore mobility. Other goals include reducing your shoulder inflammation, decreasing muscle spasms and speeding up the healing process.

The therapy will include strengthening and stretching exercise, heat or ice treatment, manual therapy, electrical stimulation, laser therapy, dry needling and dynamic taping.