Condition
Rotator Cuff & Shoulder
The shoulder is a sports-medicine joint that desk work and training both overload. Rotator-cuff pain often sits next to neck and thoracic issues.
How CIHW approaches rotator cuff & shoulder
Rotator Cuff & Shoulder in this institute
Exam, then rehab, soft tissue, and loading. Chiropractic when the neck and thoracic spine are part of the story. Return-to-sport when the season is waiting.
First visit for rotator cuff & shoulder
- 01Overhead work, lifting, or the night pain that stops you from sleeping on that side.
- 02Shoulder, scapula, and cervical exam - the cuff rarely fails alone.
- 03A loading plan; imaging if we suspect a tear that changes whether you should load at all.
Shoulder pain is a sports-medicine joint with a desk problem
Rotator-cuff irritation in this corridor is often press volume plus a thoracic spine that does not extend. We rehab the cuff and we treat the neck/thoracic contribution. Return to lifting is a programmed thing, not “rest until it feels okay.”
Questions people actually ask
Questions about Rotator Cuff & Shoulder
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Do I need surgery?
Not from a webpage. Full-thickness tears with loss of function are a different conversation than tendinopathy we can load.
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