Shoulder Injuries and Bursitis

Shoulder injuries can occur acutely with a trauma or incident, or can have a slow onset over time. They can involve a number of different structures and dysfunctional movements patterns.

Common Shoulder Presentations:

Rotator cuff injuries
Sub-acromial bursitis
Frozen shoulder
AC Joint injury
Labral tears
Pre- and post-operative shoulder management
Shoulder pain from postural dysfunction

What Can We Do?

Hands On Physiotherapy:

This includes a number of treatment techniques aimed to reduce symptoms, restore mobility and improve function.

They may include;

Soft tissue massage
Mobilisation of the glenohumeral joint
Mobilisation of the neck and thoracic spine
Dry needling
Taping

Exercise Based Physiotherapy:

Restoring range of motion and mobility
Loading and strengthening the shoulder within pain parameters and post-operative limitations where applicable
Postural correction and restoring functional movement patterns
Rehabilitation to reach goals – including everyday activities, work-related and sport-related goals

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