shoulder pain Tag

I stepped on a very old rusty nail on Grand Turk in August. Upon returning I visited the local urgent care facility for a tetanus shot. I am not big on immunizations but being I had been in a foreign country I felt it necessary....

After my double mastectomy, I had frozen shoulder and had to have surgery. After surgery I had several weeks of therapy and was still in a lot of pain. Ela, my physical therapist, started Astym therapy on my shoulder. After 4 treatments, I have went...

I hurt my shoulder 2 1/2 years ago. I have gone to chiropractors, massage therapists, my regular doctor, and several sessions of regular physical therapists and nothing has seemed to work. I was referred to try Astym therapy from my regular therapist and I figured...

I'm 81 years old. have had chronic shoulder pain for two years. Tried regular PT for two months which helped somewhat, but pain still persisted. Affected my conducting of a 55 piece concert band on Sanibel Island and my golf swing! Apex called me to...

I took a tumble down our stairs during a moment of dizziness, which is something I deal with on a daily basis. As I was falling, I grabbed for the spokes in the railing on both sides. My arms got stuck as gravity pulled! Both...

I did not know about Astym treatment before we started, but I noticed such a difference in the scar tissue at each session. I would highly recommend it and am going to try it on my plantar fasciitis now. Patty Ruhland, Astym Patient St. Cloud, Minnesota Clinic: Kinesis...

I had been having shoulder therapy that was targeted with posture improvement exercises. All was going well after two weeks. Then for some unknown reason I awoke one morning with a very stiff neck. Which I now blame on a pillow. Within a few days, I...

After a severe right humeral shaft and neck fracture with an IM Rod and several screws, I started physical therapy. Shortly into my therapy sessions my therapist started doing Astym treatments. Like all my therapies they were extremely uncomfortable but I wouldn't trade that pain...

I had fallen and was diagnosed with Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder). I did physical therapy off and on for eight months. My doctor and I decided to do arthroscopic surgery and manipulation. I started physical therapy again the very next day and went 3 days...

I am 52 years old, and I had surgery to repair a degenerated shoulder. I started therapy the following day and am now 7 weeks post-op. The muscles around were all knotted up. This was hindering my progress by not allowing me to get my...

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