shoulder hurts

​ Shoulder arthritis, rotator cuff injury, labrum injury, biceps tendonitis...

 

Climbing shoulder injuries are surprisingly common, and many people suffer from them for a long time.

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It is important to reduce the current pain, but it is also important to “adjust the muscle balance” to create an environment where recurrence is unlikely.

 

"Most serious climbers have stiff backs."

It is no exaggeration to say

 

In the first place, shoulders and back often suffer from daily desk work. I see a lot of people who go to the gym with those muscles stiff and start climbing with cold muscles without a proper warm-up or enough massage.

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Muscles that have hardened in everyday life

Climbing further stiffens

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If you continue to climb like that every day, the rotator cuff, which is the inner muscle of the shoulder, and many muscles around the shoulder blade will become stiffer due to repeated loads and insufficient cooldown. It will become

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Tight muscles + heavy loads

= muscle tear and acute inflammation

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Performing moves such as gaston, dead point, and foot bra while the muscles are in a state of excessive tension will lead to damage to the inner muscles (like a muscle tear). In addition, when muscles remain stiff for a long period of time and fatigue substances accumulate, "inflammatory pain" occurs. This inflammation can also occur suddenly and cause severe pain.

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The root cause

It is the result of a bad condition of the whole body.

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<Muscle tension and muscle imbalance>

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<Physical condition where fatigue easily accumulates>

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What part of your shoulder hurts?

・ What kind of action does it hurt?

・ Is there a change in pain?

・ Severe pain or dull pain?

 

Different situations require different approaches. The point is to carefully check the movement that causes pain and respond appropriately. In some cases, such as "I can't raise my arm because of shoulder pain" or "I have pain in my shoulder when I rotate my arm", there are cases where the cause of the pain is the back or upper arm.

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acute shoulder injury

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In the case of acute injury (sudden pain) of the shoulder, not only inflammation but also "meat separation" and "tendon damage" of the muscles around the shoulder blade are common.

 

If you have muscle pain, we will approach the torn muscle and its surroundings. By improving the condition of the muscles, it also leads to "clean healing" to prevent old injuries.

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If you have a tendon injury, it will take longer to recover than a muscle. Also, if you continue to climb for several months with strong inflammation, steady activity is essential until you return.

 

You have to pay the price for deceiving and climbing without taking proper measures. However, this prevents subsequent recurrences and improves the grade at once.

 

Create an environment that prevents recurrence

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In any case, we will simultaneously approach the excessive muscle tension that causes pain, damage to muscles, tendons, fasciae, etc., and muscle imbalance, and prepare an environment that will not recur.

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However, if the rotator cuff and joint labrum are severely damaged, conservative therapy (treatment by external approaches such as treatment, exercise, heat, and nutrition) may be difficult. ​

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In that case, we recommend that you first undergo an examination and diagnosis at a medical institution. We will discuss what we can do to support you. If it is determined that surgery, etc. is necessary, the response after surgery to recovery will greatly affect performance, so we will make a plan together and support you to achieve the best result.

 

I want to heal while climbing!

 

Any climber thinks so. It's hard to keep doing sports and getting better. However, at the Bouldering Manipulative Clinic, under certain conditions,
 

• Severe chronic pain: About once a week

• Mild chronic pain: about twice a month

• Prevention of recurrence after improvement: About once or twice a month

• (Injury Pakiri: basically difficult to heal while climbing)

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On the premise of going to the hospital for …, we also propose a “plan to improve while climbing” (*How to proceed will differ depending on the patient’s physical characteristics and symptoms).

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There is no "magic" in improvement

 

There is no "magic" in improvement. This is because chronic pain, in particular, is a failure caused by lifestyle habits. If you go to the hospital once or twice a month, it is difficult to "improve while climbing" (*Depending on how you approach it, it may be possible).

 

A half-hearted response

Even if it gets better to some extent, it doesn't last

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A half-hearted response will not last even if it improves to some extent. As soon as I stop going to the hospital, I will return and my efforts will be wasted. In order to get stronger and enjoy climbing, sometimes you need to make an effort that is different from usual. Let's work together and make time for each other.

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​ To improve while climbing

Strong self-care habits are essential

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A thorough self-care habit is essential for improvement while climbing. A body that has become easier to improve through treatment,maintained until next visitBecause there is a need.Continuing proper self-care every day is a premiseis.

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At the Bouldering Chiropractic Clinic, we will tell you about self-care methods that you can do every day while proposing a plan that suits you.

 

① Treatment

② Appropriate self-care method

(3) Guidance on activities that can be done on a daily basis

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with these three

``Recovery without relapse''

Support!