Shoulder And Neck Pain
Ryan VanNieuwenhuyze DPT, USAW-L1
Owner and Founder of Barbell PT and Performance
How To Eliminate Shoulder and Neck Pain and Stiffness Without Medications, Surgery, Or Skipping Your Workouts!
Few things are more annoying than when things are going really well in the gym, only for shoulder or neck pain to appear out of nowhere and stop you in your tracks. When this happens, you think to yourself “Oh man, this really hurts, but I’m sure it’ll feel better by tomorrow.”
You go to bed later that night, only to wake up the next morning, but the pain is still there. It continues to bug you for several weeks, and now you can barely lift your arm over your head, let alone try to bench press or overhead press, without experiencing the pain.
Naturally, you go to the doctor’s office and they tell you to ice it and rest it, and to stop benching, snatching, and pressing because those things are “bad for your shoulders,” and they might even give you some anti-inflammatories and pain medication. Even though you don’t want to stop exercising, you do it because it’s what they recommended.
Eventually your shoulder or neck start to feel a little better, so you feel like you’re ready to start lifting again. Unfortunately, once you start to get back into it, the pain suddenly starts again, and you’re left frustrated and unsure of what to do.
This is the vicious cycle that many people find themselves in.
Your shoulder or neck hurts, so you see a healthcare provider and take their advice to rest it and stop training, and your injury starts to feel better. Unfortunately, you may have lost some strength, muscle mass, conditioning etc, and you haven’t done anything to truly resolve what’s going on in your neck or shoulder. Once it starts to feel better, you try to start training again, only for the pain to return, and the cycle starts all over again. This is something that so many of our clients have experienced before they have come to see us.
How Are We Different?
What our clients find is that when they come to see us, they actually get a customized plan that helps get their shoulder/neck feeling better and stronger at the same time. Because of this, when their pain is resolved and they return to their normal training, they are able to do so without their pain coming back.
If You’re Currently Living With Shoulder or Neck Pain, Here’s 7 More Reasons Why It Could Be Lasting Longer Than It Should:
- 1. You thought it would go away on it’s own - but it didn’t
- 2. You went to the doctor who told you to rest and take painkillers - but the pills did nothing to help your shoulder, and as soon as they wore off, shoulder pain struck again
- 3. A family member, or friend, told you that everybody gets shoulder pain, and that if you bench press, overhead press, or snatch, you’re just going to have to deal with it
- 4. You tried other Healthcare Professionals, or a physical therapist in the past, but nothing they said or did seemed to help
- 5. You tried exercises and mobility drills that you saw online, but they either didn’t do a thing, or made your pain worse
- 6. You thought it would be a good idea to rest because your pain was so bad, but all that did was make it feel even more stiff and tight
- 7. You decided to get a few “massages” hoping that would fix the pain, but all they did was feel nice and relaxing, and didn’t do anything to fix it long term
If any of these have happened to you – we would love to help you by inviting you to book a call to talk with our shoulder specialist to find out what can be done to help you. The fact that you’ve tried any or all of these things already is actually a GOOD THING because when you know what doesn’t work – you are closer to finding the thing that does!
Click the link below to book a call with us if you would like to get some solid advice given to you over the phone. The phone call is complimentary and there is no obligation to book any appointments with us after the call is over. Our goal is to help you make the right decision about what to do next.
Note: This Free Consultation Visit session is something that we offer to people who are very nervous or skeptical about Physical Therapy – unsure of its benefits or if it is right for them. If that sounds like you, then please start with a Free Consultation Visit session so that we can work with you to find out what is wrong and what can be done – without any financial risk on your part.
So the next question is:
“How Can Choosing to See a Physical Therapist at Barbell Physical Therapy and Performance Help You Get Rid of Your Shoulder or Neck Pain - In The Next Few Days?”
Here’s just a few of the things our Physical Therapy Team can do for you:
- We can quickly take away the pain and stiffness - often inside a couple of sessions.
- We can help you find out what’s really going on, and come up with a game plan to get you out of pain and back into the gym and doing all of the activities that you love.
- Pain can “zap” you of energy and limit a peaceful night’s sleep - we can help you to enjoy sleeping at night and living with more energy each day.
- We can help you put an end to taking all of those painkillers that are no good for your health long-term.
- We can help you avoid surgery - and painful injections.
- We can help you keep out of the doctor’s waiting room or from making repeat visits only to be given more pills!
- We can help you get back to enjoying quality time with family and friends that pain has stolen from you.
- We can help you get back into the gym, lifting and training with your friends like you used to love to do before your shoulder and neck pain started to get in the way.
Basically, we can help you get back to living life free from chronic shoulder/neck pain.
If you want to know what it costs – and what availability we have at our physical therapy clinic in North Haven – then please just click the button below and complete the short form: