Shoulder Pain Specialist

Once we have ruled out any underlying disease or problem, the most common cause of shoulder pain is usually something mechanical resulting in inflammation and pain. 

Our approach to the diagnosis and treatment of shoulder pain begins with an examination which includes a dynamic ultrasound examination. This is a high-resolution ultrasound examination where we can see most, if not all of the important soft tissue structures in the shoulder and actually watch them move in real-time. This can give us a wealth of information to start. We can often diagnose most of the common sources of pain like rotator cuff injuries and tendonitis without the need for follow-up imaging.  From there we perform a range of orthopedic, neurological, and musculoskeletal tests. At the end of the first visit, we can usually give you a complete picture of the problem and a path to fixing it.

Our office takes a holistic approach to neck pain.  We look at the entire body, not just where it hurts. There can be many habits and factors that contribute to your neck pain, so it is essential we provide a comprehensive assessment.  Our process involves a thorough consultation which allows us first to determine if we are in fact the right professionals to help you. If we are not, we will be sure to refer you to the right people. If we deem that we can help you, we will move quickly to a comprehensive examination. During this examination process, we will perform a range of orthopedic, neurological, postural, and musculoskeletal tests in order to find out the root cause of your neck pain. We might suggest imaging such as an in-house X-Ray examination or in more complicated neck pain cases, an MRI. Once we have all the information we need, we sit down and go through the details of why you have pain and how we're going to fix the problem. 

We create personalized treatment plans, designed to help you recover naturally if possible. It stands to reason that if most back pain in mechanical in nature, a comprehensive mechanical approach is best. Our treatment approach may include osteopathic manual therapy, physical therapy, acupuncture, muscle work, and custom exercises and stretches. We may also provide prescription medication or injections to ease the pain and help you heal faster. We then look at the lifestyle factors or habits that may have led to the problem and help you make modifications as necessary to prevent future recurrences. In short, it’s a multi-disciplinary approach.

The result is our shoulder treatment programs have been very successful at returning most of our patients back to normal active lifestyles without surgery.  We think our unique way of combining different disciplines all focused on getting you better faster, is what makes us special.  From the comments that our patients make, they think so too!

We think our unique way of combining different disciplines all focused on getting you to better faster is what makes us special. We believe we have one of the most comprehensive approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of neck pain you can find anywhere. We combine the best of our multiple disciplines to get faster pain relief that lasts. If you look at some of the comments our patients make, it looks like they agree with our approach!