Shoulder Pain Treatment
Shoulder Pain Treatment in Aurora, Ohio
Shoulder pain can make reaching overhead, getting dressed, and sleeping on your side harder than they should be. Dr. Nicholas Toumazos and Dr. Lauren Mayes treat stubborn shoulder pain, including rotator cuff injuries, with StemWave therapy, and add chiropractic care when your exam points to the neck or upper back.
Understanding Shoulder Pain
Why Does Shoulder Pain Linger?
Most of the shoulder pain we see in Aurora involves the rotator cuff. Rotator cuff injuries are common among patients who work in manual labor or play overhead sports, and rotator cuff pain can get in the way of a golf swing. Shoulder impingement and tendonitis show up often too, and chronic scar tissue can keep an old shoulder injury from healing on its own. Common signs include the following.
Pain when reaching overhead or behind your back
A dull ache that makes it hard to sleep on that side
Weakness or stiffness when lifting the arm
Shoulder pain that has not improved with rest, medication, or physical therapy
StemWave for Shoulders
How Does StemWave Help Shoulder Pain?
Rotator cuff injuries and tendonitis are among the conditions we use StemWave therapy for most at our Aurora office. The handheld device delivers acoustic pulses into the irritated tissue to encourage cellular repair and increase blood flow, and it can help break up old scar tissue that keeps an injury from healing on its own.
Sessions take 10 to 15 minutes, and most plans run 8 to 12 sessions, weekly or every other week. See the StemWave therapy page for the full picture of how the treatment works.
Where Chiropractic Fits
Checking the Neck and Upper Back Too.
Shoulder pain does not always start in the shoulder. A neck injury such as whiplash can send pain and tension into the shoulders, so your exam covers the neck and upper back along with the joint itself. When the exam points there, Dr. Toumazos adds gentle, instrument-assisted Torque Release Technique adjustments to your plan, and many patients get StemWave and an adjustment in the same visit. Numbness or tingling that runs down the arm into the hand is a different problem, covered on our carpal tunnel treatment page.
More StemWave Conditions
Other Pain We Treat With StemWave.
Our Aurora office also uses StemWave for knee pain, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, and golfer's elbow. Athletes with a shoulder injury can also see our sports chiropractic page, and the StemWave Therapy in Aurora, Ohio guide explains how acoustic wave technology fits into a full care plan.
Shoulder Pain Questions
What Aurora Patients Ask Us.
Rotator cuff injuries are among the conditions we treat with StemWave most often. The device aims acoustic pulses at the irritated tendons to support tissue repair and blood flow. Dr. Toumazos or Dr. Mayes examines the shoulder first to confirm the problem is the kind of soft tissue injury StemWave is suited to.
Most patients go straight back to their normal routine after a session. The treatment uses no anesthesia, needles, or incisions, so there is no recovery period to plan around.
Because the two are closely connected. A neck injury such as whiplash can send pain and tension into the shoulders, so looking only at the shoulder can miss part of the picture. Your exam covers both, and your plan can include StemWave, gentle adjustments, or both.
The StemWave portion takes 10 to 15 minutes. A typical StemWave plan is 8 to 12 visits spaced weekly or every other week, with the exact schedule set by Dr. Toumazos or Dr. Mayes after your exam.
Tired of Working Around a Sore Shoulder?
Request your appointment with Dr. Toumazos or Dr. Mayes today, or visit our contact page for directions and hours.
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