Why Posture Alone Isn’t Fixing Your Neck Pain You’re halfway through your workday when you notice it again. Your neck feels stiff, the muscles across the tops of your shoulders are tightening, and perhaps you feel that familiar ache near your shoulder blade or at the base of your skull. What do you do? You naturally sit up straighter, pull your shoulders back, tuck your chin, and try...
Why an MRI Diagnosis Doesn’t Always Mean Surgery Is Next You finally get an MRI for that shoulder that’s been bothering you for months. Maybe it hurts when you reach into the back seat of the car, pull off a sweatshirt, grab a gallon of milk, or roll onto that side at night. Then you get the result: rotator cuff tear. Suddenly, everything makes sense. There’s a tear....
If you’ve ever suffered from a “frozen shoulder,” you know firsthand how debilitating it can be. Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, affects roughly 2 to 5 percent of the population, with women between the ages of 40 and 60 being the most likely to develop it. It happens when the capsule surrounding your shoulder joint becomes inflamed, thickened, and stiff, making everyday tasks like reaching overhead,...
At CJ Physical Therapy and Pilates in Portsmouth, NH, our goal is to help you live a pain-free life without pain pills or invasive procedures. Release the muscle tension and trigger points that are keeping your pain cycle going, without pain pills or invasive procedures. Talk to a Specialist For Free UNDERSTANDING DRY NEEDLING What Is Dry Needling? Trigger Point Dry Needling is one of several strategies we...
Pain is both a confusing and scary topic. There’s lots of advice out there on what to do when you experience pain and it’s hard to know who to listen to. Should you rest – exercise – apply heat – apply ice – see a doctor – get an MRI – or just wait it out to see if it goes away on its own? Any or all...
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