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Shoulder Pain: “Why does it hurt so much?”

By:

Dr. John De Noyelles, PT, OCS, CSCS

There exists a lack of association between findings on MRIs and pain. In other words, what is seen and reported from an MRI may have all or nothing to do with the pain you are experiencing. There is plenty of evidence that people who have no pain will have positive findings on an MRI.

Much of the approach at Move Physio is geared towards addressing all the other structures in your body that may be causing undue stress on painful parts such as your shoulder. If we treat those other structures the shoulder eventually stops hurting. Pain is a "good" thing, a "sign" that should not be ignored.

But, (the reason you are reading this) why does your shoulder hurt so much? You can't sleep, raise your arm, throw, etc. A sprain or strain (including partial and full tears of the rotator cuff) likely does not explain your level of pain. Instead, it's your body's healing and protective response.

Yes, healing hurts. Even though it hurts, inflammation is a good thing. It is your systems way of repairing by eating up the dead cells and laying down new tissue. During this process, a protein called interleukin is released to help the healing process. This protein alone may contribute to an abnormally increased sensitivity to pain known as hyperalgesia. Furthermore, those with rotator cuff-related pain have high concentrations of other substances (substance P and pro-inflammatory cytokines) released in response to stress for defense, protection, and repair purposes. Yes, healing hurts, and you'll feel more pain relative to the actual damage. In my experience as a clinician, a healthy but exquisitely exacerbated shoulder is quite common and is unique among the other joints of your body.

A painful experience is further complicated by the brain. Your body is responding to heal the tissues and your brain is reporting the resulting pain. Pain is always an output from your brain. Your brain wants to protect you. Alarming you through the use of pain is one very powerful way for the brain to say, "Hey, don't do that." That is why re-establishing appropriate movement with less pain is effective for long-term outcome as it takes the threat away. Without that threat, your brain can relax and not output so much pain.

Here are some important steps to recognize during your path to recovery:

1. Shoulder pain is a sign. Have us figure out what is contributing to the reason for that pain.

2.  Understand that healing hurts and may take some time. Follow step one to keep it from having to constantly heal and return to pain.

3. Do not be afraid of appropriate movement with limited or no pain. Instead, stop movements that exacerbate the shoulder. "Motion is lotion" for joints as continued pain-free movement can decrease the threat. Too much inappropriate movement leads to increased healing and threat, perhaps resulting in why you decided to read this blog post.

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New to Us?

There are TWO options to Begin:

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Our Process:

Consult

  • Deep dive into your history, complaints and previous treatments
  • Learn and discuss WHY previous treatments didn’t work
  • Uncover the true SOURCE of your complaint(s) and HOW they developed
  • Learn realistic strategies to self-manage and self-treat
  • *Identify the systems, structures and functions to be Evaluated*

Evaluation

  • Examine, measure and test the systems, structures and functions identified in the Consult
  • Create the clinical Assessment (your situational summary)
  • Develop the Treatment Plan (what order to treat and how)

Treatment

  • A Pre-test is performed to measure a specific, challenging/painful movement or position
  • Hands-on, integrated manual therapy treatment is performed (based on the eval)
  • A Post-test is performed to highlight the changes from the pre-test
  • Results are measurable - every session

Current Clients:

Need to continue your current care?