What may be contributing to your shoulder pain?

Shoulder pain can involve more than just the shoulder joint itself.

Depending on your symptoms and movement limitations, relevant factors may include:

• Restricted shoulder mobility

• Muscle tightness and altered muscle function

• Limited upper back mobility

• Reduced shoulder stability and motor control

• Postural and movement changes

• Limited neck mobility affecting shoulder movement

• Poor coordination between the shoulder blade and upper arm

Understanding how these factors interact can help guide a more individualized approach to improving movement and function.

A personalized assessment for shoulder pain

Your assessment looks at how your shoulder, shoulder blade, neck, and upper back work together.

The process may include:

• Shoulder range of motion and movement restrictions

• Muscle length, tension, and function

• Shoulder blade movement and control

• Shoulder stability and motor control

• Neck and upper back mobility

• Postural and movement assessments

• Core function and movement coordination

The goal is to identify relevant limitations and develop a plan that addresses your individual needs.

Hands-on techniques and corrective exercise

Depending on your assessment findings, your session may include hands-on techniques, assisted stretching, and corrective exercises.

Hands-on techniques may help address muscle tension and movement restrictions.

Corrective exercises are selected to help improve mobility, stability, strength, and movement control.

Your plan is based on your assessment findings rather than a generic routine.

Who can benefit from a shoulder pain assessment?

This service may be appropriate for adults experiencing:

• Shoulder stiffness or restricted movement

• Difficulty raising the arm overhead

• Shoulder discomfort during exercise or weightlifting

• Shoulder and neck tension

• Discomfort during everyday activities such as reaching or lifting

• Recurring movement-related shoulder discomfort

If your symptoms are severe, worsening, or associated with significant weakness, an appropriate medical evaluation may be needed before beginning exercise or hands-on treatment.

Take the first step toward better shoulder movement

You don't have to keep guessing which stretches or exercises might help.

A personalized assessment can help you understand your movement limitations and determine what approach may be appropriate for you.

Schedule your assessment with The Alignment Project in Atlanta, GA.