“For the last month, I have had pain and numbness down my right arm into my hand. It started after doing a lot of yard work. My doctor said it is probably from my neck and he wants to do an MRI. What do you think?”

Answer: I see this condition every day in my practice. Just because you have symptoms down your arm doesn’t mean it is coming from your neck. It is more likely coming from your shoulder. After my examination, I will be able to tell you. You probably locked up your shoulder blade, meaning, it is stuck and not moving. Your shoulder blade helps move your arm up, down, and around. Basically, the muscles around your shoulder have became so tight from being overworked, that they have restricted or locked up the movement of your shoulder blade. When your shoulder blade does not move properly, the muscle on top of the shoulder blade has to do most of the work of lifting up your arm. Then, that muscle tightens up and fatigues and then you can begin to feel pain as well as numbness/tingling down into your arm. You can lock up your shoulder from other things, as well: sleeping on it too long or in an awkward position, vacuuming, doing yard work, lifting weights, even using a computer mouse too much. I cannot tell you the number of patients I see with this condition. For treatment, I perform trigger point therapy on the overly tight muscles to release them. Then, I use a high speed instrument to get your shoulder blade moving and to help put your arm back into alignment.. You cannot believe how much better you will feel with this kind of treatment. It works wonders! We want to treat the cause and not just treat the symptoms with drugs! Call +14795870227 479-587-0227 to make an appointment and go to www.TheGibsonCenter.com www.TheGibsonCenter.com for more information.

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