Shoulder Pain

Do you suffer with pain due to any of the following shoulder conditions?

• Shoulder Injuries
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Shoulder Degeneration and Arthritis
• Bursitis

Non-Surgical Therapy For Shoulder Injuries

Sports activities that require repeated overhead movements like lifting weights, swimming, throwing or pitching, and swinging of the arms put a lot of strain on the shoulder. Even regular, everyday activities can damage the shoulder such as gardening, hanging curtains, or even scrubbing the floors or walls. Often, injury to the shoulder is difficult to heal, and can easily become a recurring problem, even if the immediate pain has subsided. Once ligaments and tissues have been damaged, scar tissue and inflammation can continue to form and build. It is also common for the same injury to reappear, and flare up at later times.

Shoulder injuries can now be helped with non-surgical therapies. Depending on the type of injury, Atlas’ Program uses one or more of the following therapies: platelet rich plasma, bone marrow derived stem cell injections, advanced laser therapy, and physiotherapy. Our program is no longer exclusive to the elite athlete. It is for anyone suffering from shoulder injuries and are looking for alternatives to prescription medications, steroid injections, and even surgery.

Rotator Cuff Tears

Your shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint in which the ball of your upper arm bone fits into the socket of your shoulder blade. The rotator cuff is a network of four muscles that come together as tendons forming a covering around the head of the upper arm bone keeping the arm bone firmly attached to the socket of the shoulder blade (scapula).

Rotator cuff tears usually develop gradually due to stress, overuse and natural wear and tear. People who repeatedly lift their arm overhead are more vulnerable to overuse tears. These include athletes such as tennis players, swimmers, weight lifters and baseball pitchers. Those with arthritis in their shoulders also have a higher propensity for rotator cuff tears. Unfortunately, rotator cuff tears produce a lot of pain and also contribute to instability in the shoulder joint. If it is severe, there may be weakness or an inability to lift the arm.

Atlas Medical Center’s Program uses a combination of non-surgical therapies to aid in the recovery of rotator cuff injuries. Platelet rich plasma therapy, bone marrow derived stem cell injections, physiotherapy, and advanced laser therapy can all be used to help relieve pain and enhance your body’s own natural healing abilities.

Arthritis

Degeneration of the shoulder joints is usually a progressive condition that evolves and worsens over time. Shoulder degeneration occurs when the cartilage that protects and surrounds the bones begins to wear down. Without this cushioning between the bones, movement causes friction within the joint. This friction causes pain, inflammation, swelling, and can lead to the development of bone spurs.

Atlas’ Program uses one or more of the following therapies: Platelet Rich Plasma, Bone marrow derived stem cells, Advanced Non-Surgical Laser Therapy, and Physiotherapy. This combination allows us to help get you out of pain and enhance your body’s own natural healing abilities.

Disclaimer: Results vary. Please do not expect the same or similar results. As with any procedure there is a success and failure rate.

“When I came here I had a lot of pain in my left shoulder and it was bad enough to keep me awake at night and made my life miserable. I had a lot of pins/needles in my hand also. Since the injection I have lost most of the pins/needles in my hand and am able to sleep the entire night without pain waking me up!” — Lawrence J.

Disclaimer: Results vary. Please do not expect the same or similar results. As with any procedure there is a success and failure rate.

Bursitis

The larger joints of the body contain small, fluid-filled sacs called bursae that provide cushioning between muscles, bones and tissues, allowing them to move smoothly without friction. Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more of these bursae, and often occurs within the shoulder joint, causing stiffness and making movement painful.

The most effective therapies for bursitis aim to reduce the inflammation that is causing the pain and stiffness. Atlas’ Program uses a combination of one or more of the following therapies: PRP, bone marrow derived cell therapy,  along with Laser therapy and other physiotherapies to help relieve inflammation. These non-surgical procedures have the potential to help get you of pain, and enhance your body’s own natural healing abilities.

Atlas’ Program: Relieve Shoulder Pain with Non-Surgical, Restorative Therapy

Since 2001, Atlas Medical Center has been helping patients get relief from shoulder pain even after other conventional treatments such as pain medications, cortisone injections, physical therapy and surgery have failed. Atlas’ unique program is customized depending on your age, health, diagnosis, and severity of your condition. The program can include one or more of the following procedures: platelet rich plasma therapy, bone marrow derived stem cells, advanced cold laser therapy, and physiotherapy. The integration of procedures allows us to help enhance the body’s ability to heal naturally. Our goal is to relieve pain, inflammation, and improve mobility and function to the shoulder.  Unlike therapies that simply just mask the pain and are temporary; regenerative or restorative therapies have the potential to have more sustainable results.  In addition, our skilled and experienced Medical providers perform all injections under ultrasound guidance leaving you confident that they are being injected into the TARGETED area— which allows for the greatest chance for success!