The Shoulder Complex

Shoulders are complicated - very complicated. The joint is made up of 3 bones and the muscles controlling your shoulders start at the hips, attach to the head and finish in the forearm. The perfect functioning of shoulder is something we all take for granted but even a small malfunction in your biomechanics can cause pain and problems. If caught early enough it is a relatively simple job to correct but pain usually means damage so get it checked out. If we rule out impact and trauma things that make you go mmm... might include:

• Impingement
• Bursitis
• Frozen shoulder
• Tendinitis 
• Shoulder dysrhythmia
• Whiplash and neurological problems
• Cardiac issues (left shoulder only)
• Breast malignancy
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrom
• Fibromyalgia

Not all exercise is good for you and especially with the shoulder the complex inter-relationship between the muscles and the different rehab times of the tissues mean getting expert ongoing advice is essential.
Whilst we advocate self help the shoulder is tricky so get some input from our Physios before you do.