Are you suffering from pinching shoulder pain? Are you tired of pain reaching overhead, behind your back, or sleeping on a painful shoulder? Do you feel limited in your ability to be active because of your shoulder? If you answered YES to any of those questions, then it is time to address your shoulder pain concern.

Pinching shoulder pain is often termed shoulder impingement or more recently subacromial pain syndrome in the medical community. With this condition, pain is typically produced when a person reaches overhead, but only in a certain range. Additionally, pain is experienced when reaching behind ones back or possibly out to the side (angle depending). For many, when they return their arm to a “resting” position, the pain will ease quickly…at least in a less irritated state. If however, the issue lasts long enough, it is possible that the pain will become more constant.

Those struggling with this pinching shoulder pain have a decision to make. They can continue “rest”, ice/heat, pain meds, and wait and see OR they can seek help. When seeking medical help, there are a few options depending on what a person is looking for.

Option one, the doctor route. The doctor will likely take an image of the shoulder, but since the pinching pain is due to muscle/tendon will show little of consequence. Additionally, the doctor is likely to provide stronger pain meds, maybe an injection, and maybe a stock sheet of exercise. When these do not work, the doctor is likely to send you to a physical therapist.

Option two involves actually finding out what is wrong and working to solve the issue. This involves seeing a muscle and joint specialist (a physical therapist). This specialist is the expert at treating muscle and joint issues that are of a non-surgical nature. Your strength and motion will be looked at with respect to your issues at hand. From there, a plan will be enacted that will address any concerns so that you can function at the highest level again…without pain.

Since you will likely end up at option two anyway, why not start there? Get a jumpstart solving your painful pinching shoulder pain. If you are done with shoulder pain and ready to do something about it, then click the following LINK to connect with a shoulder pain expert today.