5 Reasons to visit a Physio for your shoulder pain

Most people experience shoulder pain at some stage, but most just ignore it or put up with it as a sign of getting older, even though it limits our work ability and lessens our quality of life. A simple trip to your local Physio on The Gold Coast can help resolve this issue quickly and stop what starts out as a minimal quick and an intermittent type of pain becoming a major issue.

Your local Physiotherapist is trained to accurately diagnose your condition and find an appropriate treatment that is a tailored solution just for you.

The World Health Organisation lists shoulder pain as the third most common musculoskeletal condition; it affects over 30% of the general population and about 70% of athletes.

What will your Physio do?

Your local Physio on The Gold Coast will assess your shoulder pain and give you a complete physiotherapy assessment. Starting with a general observation of your whole body from different angles to access your shoulder and body movements. Then create a comprehensive program aimed at you full recovery

Not all injuries are the same

Everyone has a different posture or stance, we all hold our and use our bodies in our own particular way. Because of this, all shoulder and indeed most other body pain is different on each individual.

Shoulder pain can be caused by a different set of circumstances in different people so the treatment needs to be individualized on a case by case basis using a tailored management approach.

Your Physio on the Gold Coast will explain in detail to you just what the problem is and how it is proposed to treat the condition

They can:

• Help you to understand why you have shoulder pain and what are the leading factors causing it
• They will help you modify your posture and activities to help with pain reduction and recovery
• Guide you with the exercises that are most appropriate
• Provide soft tissue release, give manual therapy and strengthen exercises
• They will help you through the initial stages of treatment and rehabilitation to build stable and stronger joints to hasten your overall recovery
• Once the initial stages of recovery are complete they will help with developing more advanced strength training to help bring your whole body to9 its optimum levels

What Your Physio on The Gold Coast will expect from you?

You are expected to follow the program and do the required exercises both at home and in the Physio approved gym where they can monitor your progress and ensure you are doing them correctly.

Your therapy program is designed especially for you so keeping appointments and turning up to sessions is important as is a healthy diet with adequate sleep is also important for your recovery

You are also expected to implement the necessary posture guidelines and try to follow all instructions and suggestions as these are only for your benefit and will help your speedy recovery.

Your Physio is a trained professional who knows how to access your shoulder problem and work out a solution based on your specific and individual needs. They take the time to really study your body movements to give an overall package that will correct the issue and prevent any recurrence.

MobilizeMe Physio Gold Coast make a personalized treatment plan to help you meet your goals. We use a broad range of treatments to help you get back to doing what you love!