Our shoulders are very important aspects of our bodies. They give our body form, help us carry a lot of things ranging from our neck and head to our bags.
It is a very hard-working part of our body.

It is also the part that is highly susceptible to damage and wearing down with how often it is put to work and how much work it does. There are many conditions with which the shoulder is associated, yet, all of them involve the shoulder hurting.

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The most obvious and common health condition with the shoulders is shoulder pain.

Shoulder pain can be considered common and something of little significance, but it shouldn’t be so, for there can be a multitude of reasons for shoulder pain, such as:

• Inflammation of the tendons
• Arthritis of the shoulder
• Damage of the tendons
• Bursitis of the shoulder
• Fracture
• Separation of the shoulder
• Shoulder dislocation
• Frozen shoulder
• Overuse of shoulder muscles, tendons, etc
• Traumatic injury
• Tears in the tendons
• Poor shoulder movements
• Poor posture
• Shoulder sprains
• Broken collar bone
• Avascular necrosis in the shoulder, death of bone tissue due to limited blood flow to the shoulder area.
• Spinal cord injury

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The shoulder pain becomes chronic shoulder pain when the pain lasts longer than one month.

It is very important to provide treatment for shoulder pain before it gets to a chronic stage using treatments like:

• Posture improvements
• Range of motion exercises
• Physical therapy
• Ice/ heat compress
• Going to a doctor and getting checked out
• Stretching and eating healthy
• The pain can also be controlled using steroid injections, surgeries, physio or occupational therapy, and over-the-counter pain medications.
• Prescription medications can also be used if the pain is due to an underlying cause.

The treatments are great and quite effective but when the pain is still already chronic, when the condition isn’t easing up when the pain is getting worse or the condition is one which needs or the person wants to have a more mild but effective treatment, then there is an alternate treatment type by using a massage.

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Massage therapy is a non-invasive, effective treatment wherein there are long-term results with quick effectiveness.

This type of therapy involves a massage therapist manipulating the flesh, muscles, and tendons to make the body heal itself using its mechanisms.
There are many different types of massage therapies for a person to choose from, customized to the specific health conditions and focus of the patients. It is very patient-oriented.

There are a lot of different benefits of massage therapy for chronic shoulder pain, such as:

• Increased range of motion
• Improved blood circulation
• Reduced tension in muscles, tendons, etc
• Increased relaxation and improved moods
• Improves immune system functioning
• Lowers heart rate, thus, blood pressure, improving heart conditions
• Reduces pain
• Strengthens the body to resist future pains
• Improves sleep
• Improves posture
• Recovers muscle soreness
• Increases uptake of oxygen and nutrients by the body, making it heal faster

There are a lot of different benefits of massage therapy in Bermerton for different health conditions, and it is suited for people of most health conditions and all ages.

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If you have chronic shoulder pain or any health condition, book an appointment with your nearest licensed massage therapist to get all better.

Happy Healing~