During your assessment we aim to gather key pieces of information on how your symptoms started. Was there a clear mechanism of injury associated with a loss of function? Did your symptoms come on over time? Was there a new task or activity associated around the onset of symptoms? Our clinicians will do an in-depth investigation to understand what could be contributing to your shoulder pain.
Before applying treatment, it’s crucial we gain a full understanding of the history of symptoms and establish a clear clinical picture. Once this is achieved, our physiotherapists start linking their clinical suspicions and feedback to certain orthopaedic tests. Our aim is to then confirm suspicion and see whether we can provide an explanation as to why symptoms might have started, and most importantly how we can go about restoring full function.
Frequently Asked Questions
Deciding when we’ve done our job as physios ultimately comes down to what a patient wants to achieve in their shoulder function. Depending on the level of function or tasks that you want to return to, will influence the amount of time and input you’ll need from physio care. We establish this in your first consultation to set early and clear clinical expectations.
You can get shoulder pain for many reasons, such as frozen shoulder, rotator cuff injuries, shoulder dislocations, acromioclavicular joint (AC) separation and arthritis.
The Benefits of Shoulder Physio with Melbourne
Shoulder physiotherapy can relieve the stiffness and pain in your shoulder with stretching and strengthening exercises. At Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine, your clinician will develop a unique treatment plan to treat the symptoms. We take a holistic approach to your health and we work to find the cause of your condition.
If your rotator cuff has been injured, your shoulder physiotherapist will be able to diagnose the injury and discover which muscle in your rotator cuff is causing the damage. By pinpointing what the problem is, your uninjured muscles can be trained to allow your shoulder to work pain-free.
When dislocation occurs, physiotherapy can make a real difference. Dislocation causes bruising around your shoulder, which results in a lot of pain and discomfort. At Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine, our therapists can help relieve this pain by stimulating your muscles and predisposing you to a future dislocation.
An AC joint that has become separated can become swollen and painful. Physiotherapy can reduce this swelling and strengthen the joint.
Arthritis often occurs with age, but physio for arthritis in your shoulder can be incredibly effective at reducing any pain and returning normal functioning to your shoulder.
Frequently Asked Questions
When it comes to physio for a sore shoulder, the diagnosis is important to inform the treatment strategy that we will use.
Frozen shoulder is the common name for adhesive capsulitis and can be painful while seriously reducing range of motion. The joint capsule hardens and in some cases forms scar tissue, so movement is limited. This is a long process and can takes over 12-months to settle. We help people with physio for shoulder tendonitis, now known by the correct terminology “tendinopathy”. When the synovial fluid that lubricates and cushions the shoulder joint reduces, you might need physio for bursitis in your shoulder (the bursae are the sacs that are filled with synovial fluid). When the bursae become inflamed, the joint can become painful and swollen.
Trauma can cause shoulder pain, and you may need physio for a dislocated shoulder, a broken bone, or a ruptured tendon – not only to help you recover quickly, but also to prevent a recurrence.
Our team has completed additional courses that give them high clinical reasoning. Our team is confident on deciding whether you can be managed conservatively under physiotherapy guidance reconditioning program, whether you require imaging such as MRI and or a very specific opinion from one of our extended team members.
Our team look forward to working with you to help achieve your goals
The other type of pain that people can present with at Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine is a slow onset. This can be after a period of activity such as gym training, or even returning to a sedentary workplace environment where people sit at a desk all day in a sustained position. In both presentations we see a lot of people whose shoulders are sitting in a lowered or rounded position, who at times are holding onto a bursitis diagnosis and need physio for bursitis shoulder. However, it is often the abnormal resting posture that puts the surrounding nerves, muscles and connective tissues on high stretch, which is in fact the main driver of their symptoms.
We are setting the benchmark for physiotherapy in Melbourne, whether you need ankle physio or shoulder physio, want to improve your golf technique, or need some professional help through rehabilitation after surgery. Our team are specialists in many areas, are post-graduate qualified and always keeping up with the latest innovations in research, techniques and technology.
If you are considering physio for a sore shoulder, when you come to us at Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine you will receive a clear diagnosis with a treatment and management strategy that will include clear timeframes and expectations. During your initial consultation, the physiotherapist will assess your problem, watching you move and talking to you about your history and what you want to achieve. Your particular strategy may include hands-on treatment and specific exercise interventions to complete at home. All will be discussed and clearly defined so that you know exactly what to expect.
We know we have completed our job as physiotherapists when our physio for shoulder pain means that you no longer require ongoing physiotherapy input.
The other type of pain that people can present with at Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine is a slow onset. This can be after a period of activity such as gym training, or even returning to a sedentary workplace environment where people sit at a desk all day in a sustained position. In both presentations we see a lot of people whose shoulders are sitting in a lowered or rounded position, who at times are holding onto a bursitis diagnosis and need physio for bursitis shoulder. However, it is often the abnormal resting posture that puts the surrounding nerves, muscles and connective tissues on high stretch, which is in fact the main driver of their symptoms.
We want you to choose us for your shoulder physio because we know that we offer the best assessments, management plans and outcomes for our clients. We are goal-orientated; we know that every person who comes to see us will have different expectations and want to achieve different things. We also do not just use ‘pain as a guide’ – we are not satisfied by you just becoming pain free, we want to look at different ways that we can help you.
Our physiotherapy clinic in Melbourne offers consultations that are as individual as you, in private treatment rooms and with access to state-of-the-art technology and the latest techniques, we are confident that our physio for a sore shoulder can help you be pain-free and achieve your goals.
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