Shoulder and Arm Pain Edinburgh

Shoulder and arm pain can severely impact daily activities with some patients unable to raise their arm above their head or lift objects. Pain can be throbbing, achey, sharp or electrical and can be accompanied by pins and needles, numbness and weakness in your arm and hand. There is often associated neck pain and stiffness. You may be finding it hard to sleep at night due to being woken up by the pain.

What Causes Shoulder and Arm Pain?

The most common cause of shoulder and arm pain is poor posture and overuse of your shoulder joint. Sitting in slumped positions drags your shoulder forward and rotates it inwards. This puts abnormal stress on the joints and muscles which, over time, become tight, restricted and dysfunctional. Repetitive stress on the shoulder and arm joints from gym-work, sports and manual trades like joinery or plastery can also cause shoulder and arm pain. A history of injury may also be present including falls, sporting injuries, rotator-cuff tears, dislocations and whiplash.

How Can We Help Your Shoulder and Arm Pain?

Chiropractors help by restoring normal motion to restricted joints in the shoulder, arm and spine that are causing muscles and nerves to malfunction. By gently correcting these restrictions and prescribing tailor-made rehabilitation exercises and lifestyle changes, your chiropractor can help you to overcome shoulder and arm pain and get back to an active life again.

Chiropractors are trained to diagnose and treat conditions of the neuromusculoskeletal system (nerves, muscles and bones). There is good evidence to support visiting a chiropractor for shoulder and arm problems.