Shoulder injuries are prevalent. Our shoulders are involved in many of our daily activities including lifting heavy objects, doing yard work, driving, and any sports activities that involve repetitive movement.
In high school and college students involved in sports, shoulder injuries are prevalent. Throwing a baseball for example can be very stressful on the shoulder joint, as swinging a golf club, playing tennis, weight lifting, etc.
Shoulder pain is also very common in people over 50 years of age. After years of use and age-related denigration of soft tissue shoulders can become sore. The challenge is once your shoulder becomes sore it can be difficult to heal because most people are not able to stop the activities that have caused the problem. It is important to recognize changes and soreness that last more than a few days to a week. The best thing one can do to reverse the situation is to rest and try to limit activities that aggravate the area of discomfort.
If you feel limitations in your range of motion and the pain persists you will always heal faster if you address the injury sooner rather than waiting weeks or months in hopes that you will heal without any intervention. The challenge is that continued use can easily make the injury worse and more difficult to heal. If you address the injury right away you can often heal much faster and reduce the amount of time it takes to get back to full strength.
Noninvasive interventions like stretching, Physical Therapy, and Shockwave Therapy can often strengthen soft tissue and accelerate healing. It is very important to recognize an injury early and take action to resolve it to avoid the injury from becoming chronic and leading you down the path to surgery and long recovery times.
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