Instrument Assisted Mobilization for Shoulder Pain

Using Chiropractic Instrument Assisted Mobilization for shoulder pain may be a little aggressive for some, in which bruising is common, as well as soreness for several days, but it can really change a lot of things. Our muscles can develop small adhesions in them, which is more or less scar tissue, that changes how the muscles work. Instead of being able to bend and stretch like a normal healthy muscle, the muscle develops little balls or lumps in it. Any chiropractor Tigard will tell you that in the shoulder muscles this can lead to shoulder pain, and Instrument Assisted Mobilization helps break up those small balls or lumps. Depending on how bad an area is, anywhere between 3 and 8 minutes is usually applied to a muscle group. For shoulder pain, using Instrument Assisted Mobilization to the whole rotator cuff and upper shoulder area really helps with relief.

When a new patient comes in to my tigard chiropractic clinic, and they are interested in Instrument Assisted Mobilization for shoulder pain, I typically tell a patient that it takes anywhere between 4-8 visits to really change things. But typically visit to visit there is gradual improvements, where the lumps decrease, and bruising or soreness decreases. Usually the first 2-3 visits have the most soreness, but afterwards the area feels much looser. If you have any questions about graston technique for shoulder pain, or would like to get treated at my Tigard Chiropractor location, please call us at 503-206-4620. -Dr. J