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Writer's pictureJulian Simpson

Chiropractic or Injections for Shoulder Pain

Updated: Jun 20

Chiropractic or Injections for Shoulder Pain

Chiropractic or Injections for Shoulder Pain
Chiropractic or Injections for Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Pain is one of the top reasons people come to see us Drs,


In fact the only things more popular are neck pain and low back pain


It is estimated that up to 34% of the entire population will have shoulder pain


There are several reasons for shoulder pain

- Rotator Cuff tendon

- Bursa

- Bone

- Joint

- Impingement Syndrome

- Adhesive capsulitis


Research showed that steroid injections have substantial clinical effects in pain reduction and functional regain in the SHORT TERM, however the benefits are not long lasting


That is exactly why you would need and get a steroid injection. To improve the ability of a patient to start moving, as movement based care is the best option to get the shoulder healing.


Studies have shown the effects of steroids on the tendons , they can degrade collagen, decrease fibroblast proliferation, increase inflammation and cytotoxicity and interfere with normal biomechanics in the tendons.


Research coming out in 2022 looked at the follow up of people, whom some received only Chiropractic and some received only steroid injections


Those who had steroid injections, had a 1 in 10 chance of having a Rotator cuff tear on follow up several years later


those who got no steroid injections had rotator cuff tears incidence of 1.2%


This correlates to a 717% increase chance of having a rotator cuff tear when receiving an injection versus not receiving an injection


They also found you are likely to have a tear if

- you are a smoker

- have chronic liver disease


We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!


OR


Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.


They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals.


We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming.


This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.

Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals.


Each program contains

- Information about the conditions

- things to do and things to avoid

- nutrition advice

- all the stretches that are needed to help


The following conditions are now available for online sessions

  • migraine

  • cervicogenic headaches

  • cervical facet neck pain

  • tension headaches

  • cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)

  • shoulder impingement relief

  • thoracic outlet syndrome

  • frozen shoulder

  • rotator cuff

  • chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain

  • acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain

  • Lumbar facet pain

  • sciatica and piriformis syndrome

  • meniscus (knee pain)

  • Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)

  • Shin Splints

  • Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow

  • Carpal tunnel Syndrome

  • Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)

  • Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)

  • Dizziness-Vertigo

  • Arthritis

  • Welcome To Chiropractic

  • TMJ (Jaw Pain)




Reference

A Positive Correlation between Steroid Injections and Cuff Tendon Tears: A Cohort Study Using a Clinical Database


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