Shoulder Injuries

Shoulder Injuries

Principle Four Osteopathy Practitioners have clients attending the our Melbourne Osteopathy clinic in the City CBD and Docklands regularly for the treatment of shoulder injuries such as adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), rotator cuff strains, bursitis, post dislocations/subluxations and rotator cuff and biceps tendinopathie.

The shoulder is probably one of the most challenging parts of the body when it comes to injuries.  The Shoulder girdle consists of the humerus, scapular and clavicle.  The Glenohumeral (GH) joint is the ball and socket joint that allows one to rotate their arms in circles.  The shoulder is attached to the rest of the skeleton via the clavicle and therefore there are many joints and soft tissues that can be part of the problem when a shoulder injury occurs.

Common Shoulder Injuries & Conditions Include:

• Frozen Shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
• Rotator cuff impingement
• Biceps/Rotator cuff strains / tendinitis / tendinosis
• Subacromial bursitis
• Acromioclavicular (AC) joint sprains
• Shoulder instability (subluxation / dislocation)
• Post operative shoulder conditions

Find out more about Frozen Shoulders (Adhesive Capsulitis) by reading Osteopath Heath Williams’ article.

Sports Often Associated With Shoulder Injuries:

• Weight training
• Crossfit
• Powerlifting
• AFL
• Rugby

How Can An Osteopath At Principle Four Osteopathy Help You?

• Your Melbourne Osteopath will take you through a detailed case history and assessment to help identify the cause of your injury, identify maintaining and aggravating factors and provide you with a diagnosis.
• Your Melbourne Osteopath will provide you with a treatment and management plan that is appropriate for the injury or condition.  This also includes listening to your goals as a client and ensuring that the treatment and management plan is discussed with you and focused towards you achieving these goals.   Treatment and management may include manual therapy, exercise prescription, strength and conditioning and advice on your workplace ergonomics and manual handling.
• In some cases your Osteopath may be required to refer for further assessment and investigation and this may be with one of our Trusted Professional Network of practitioners.
• Your Osteopath may provide hands on Osteopathy or provide you with an exercise prescription / rehabilitation program.
• Your Osteopath will provide you with a treatment and management program that educates and shows you how to better manage your condition through stretching, mobility and strengthening where appropriate.

To find out more about these conditions and how you can better treat and manage these conditions, please call 03 9670 9290 or book an appointment online to see one of our osteopaths at Principle Four Osteopathy.

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