Straight from the Shoulder Info on Arm Pain (cont.)

The brain directs the shoulders to raise and the arms to wave in greetings as we want. It's pretty automatic. We don't have to consciously "talk" to our arms to get them to wave. Our brains take care of it using the spinal cord and nerve system to make the motion happen. Any interference, as with a vertebral bone misalignment, cannot only interfere with nerve communication, but also, cause lack of normal motion, inflammation, cramping, and pain. Shoulder stiffness, muscle weakness, and swelling in the area can also result from the original bone misalignment. As Dr. Griffith states: The nerves and blood vessels that supply the shoulders arms, and hands start in the neck (and upper back) and pass as a bundle near the cervical ribs and the collar bone. Pressure on these nerves and blood vessel bundles create symptoms.

Chiropractors work to gently restore motion and message-sending ability back to the areas that have lost it due to over-use, injury, too much stress, or accident: Chiropractors address these misaligned, or subluxated vertebral bones, as the origin of the painful, debilitating symptoms. With educated, precise movements, chiropractors lessen and, in time, help eliminate the misalignments. This allows proper nerve flow to begin again. Motion becomes normal, function is restored, and pain goes away.

Your chiropractor is the one doctor to turn to when you first experience shoulder or arm pain. Your chiropractor may also be able to help with pain and malfunction you have been suffering with for many years. With careful examination, your chiropractor will evaluate your shoulder and spine for possible vertebral bone subluxation, as well as, other possible injury. You will be told the straight form the shoulder information on the damage, specific to your injury, and a course of care will be explained. The sooner you begin, the sooner you can raise your arms over your head and wave "bye" to the pain in your shoulders and arms. Call today for an appointment.

Complete Guide to Sports Injuries, by G Winter Griffith, M.D. 1986, the Putman Berkley Group, Inc.