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How Our Chiropractor Can Relieve Shoulder Pain Caused by Pickleball

Written By A Place of Health - Chiropractic on August 28, 2023

Shoulder pain

Playing pickleball can increase your risk of repetitive stress injuries. Your pickleball swing can damage the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints of the shoulders, especially if you already have age-related damage or a pre-existing condition, like arthritis. You don’t need to stop playing pickleball just because you develop shoulder pain, however. Our chiropractor can offer safe, drug-free shoulder pain treatment in Fort Lauderdale, FL that will keep you in the game. 

Common Shoulder Injuries Due to Pickleball

The most common shoulder injury caused by pickleball is a rotator cuff tear. The rotator cuff is a complex structure surrounding the shoulder joint. It includes tendons, muscles, and ligaments that support and stabilize the shoulder joint while aiding in movement. When you spend hours on the pickleball court doing repetitive arm and shoulder movements, you risk inflaming, tearing, or rupturing the structures of the rotator cuff. You can develop bursitis, tendonitis, and tears, strains, or sprains.  

Preventing Shoulder Strain and Injury

You can reduce your risk of shoulder strain and injury while playing pickleball. Our chiropractor can guide you through strength training, stretches, and exercises that make the muscles, tendons, and ligaments stronger and more limber. This will help them better stabilize the shoulder joint. If you have shoulder pain after playing, you can rest your shoulder joint, treat it with heat and cold therapy, and take over the counter anti-inflammatories. 

Chiropractic Shoulder Pain Treatment

When you visit our chiropractor for shoulder pain treatment, she will focus on finding the underlying cause of your shoulder pain. This is a more successful long term treatment option than just using painkillers to mask your symptoms. She might suggest a combination of chiropractic therapies, including: 

  • Chiropractic adjustments 
  • Massage therapy
  • Cold laser therapy
  • Acupuncture 
  • Therapeutic exercises and stretches
  • Lifestyle modification

Make an Appointment for Shoulder Pain Treatment in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Let our chiropractor in Fort Lauderdale, FL help you overcome shoulder pain and get back on the pickleball court. Come see us at A Place of Health Chiropractic, and our chiropractor, Dr. Donna Watson, will diagnose the underlying cause of your shoulder pain, provide safe, non

 

 


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