Chiropractic care is a process that often requires multiple visits for effective results. Just as it takes time for health issues to develop, resolving them takes time as well. Consistent treatment and adjustments over a series of visits can gradually improve conditions, promote healing, and restore balance to the body.
At our clinic, we treat daily patients complaining of frozen shoulders. Quick exam of the patient's shoulder plus a history of the mechanism of injury if any. Usually, they have had symptoms for several months, with gradual onset versus an actual injury. We ask them to raise their arms straight out from their side and to reach behind their backs called the scratch test. Any difficulty can be a positive sign. Next to sort out if the muscles in question are supraspinatus or bicipital tendons or téres minor, etc. Or even bursitis, as there are a few located in the shoulder region. Also, another area that causes shoulder pain is the AC joint, a small ligament located at the acromial clavicle joint that can tear, and it is very painful but usually overlooked in shoulder examinations. Once we figure out the cause of the patient's shoulder pain we know the best course of treatment. Here in our clinic, we use a variety of treatments; including physiotherapy, therapeutic massage, and specific shoulder adjustments.
Our therapy is very effective and we have had remarkable results sometimes in one visit, but usually no quick fix in these cases, and require several treatments within a few days of each visit. The biggest problem is patients' compliance in coming back as they feel better on their first visit. They have to come back every few days to continue to improve and reduce the pain threshold. It's a form of physical medicine and a team approach between doctor and patient to get better. We've had instances where patients don't comply and don't come until weeks later, a big gap in their treatment program, complaining that they aren't improving. There actually is a term for that called patient malpractice.
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