Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain

Can acupuncture help my shoulder pain?

Acupuncture is great at relieving or reducing all types of pain in the body and has been proven to be an effective, safe, drug-free treatment for shoulder pain. 

How can acupuncture help?

The type of acupuncture practiced at TLC Acupuncture Brisbane differs from what practitioners are taught in their standard university training.  Firstly our practitioners use advanced techniques that focus on removing or greatly reducing pain.  The next step is focused on reducing muscular tension, increasing joint and muscle mobility, normalizing joint fluid levels, removing/reducing inflammation and increasing cellular growth and repair.

Is acupuncture the right choice for shoulder pain?

Shoulder pain can be caused by trauma or degeneration.   Trauma is inclusive of sprains, strains, tearing and dislocations.  Degenerative conditions are inclusive of arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis or frozen shoulder.  If you are in pain and don’t suspect a break, tear or dislocation then acupuncture should be your first choice for treatment.  

Pain medications temporarily ease pain however they do nothing to help your body heal.  For this reason, Acupuncture is now being used for pain conditions in emergency rooms of certain Melbourne hospitals.

Often people turn to physiotherapy for shoulder pain, however in the initial stages of pain, exercising the area with physical therapy can aggravate the condition.  Physiotherapy is a great modality for building muscle strength.  This type of treatment helps when a muscular weakness contributed to the injury or has occurred as a result of the injury.   We often refer to physiotherapists in the second stage of treatment but not in the initial pain stage.

When should I see an acupuncturist?

There is no benefit to waiting.  The sooner you come in to see one of our practitioners, the sooner we can get you on the road to recovery.  Acupuncture is safe to use immediately after an injury and immediately after surgery.

The team at TLC Acupuncture Brisbane are passionate about your health and achieving fast results for your shoulder complaint.  Shoulder pain is something that can be treated by any of our practitioners, in any of our locations and is something we see regularly in practice.

Clinical research trials for acupuncture as an effective treatment for shoulder pain

There are hundreds if not thousands of studies available confirming Acupuncture as an effective treatment for shoulder pain.  One of these include:  

Investigation of the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of frozen shoulder.  

Conducted in July 2016 by Asheghan M, Aghda AK, Hasemi E, Hollisaz M.

This study concluded that acupuncture ultimately improved the overall movement of flexion and adduction of the shoulder and acupuncture will be recommended for patients with this condition.

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