Chronic Shoulder Pain: Often Caused by Muscular Imbalances
Your shoulders are some of the busiest joints in your body, combining extensive flexibility with surprising strength. All that ability is because we need them for the heavy jobs of daily life. Unfortunately, that work can lead to pain. While shoulder pain is highly correlated with certain occupations and older age, it’s also common in the general population and can often be resolved with exercise. “Shoulder pain is something we see often in the clinic, and many of our shoulder patients have been struggling with pain for an extended period,” said Elke Velz, a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Ms. Velz is a performance trainer at the Virginia Sport and Spine Institute specializing in functional movement restoration and maintenance. The Bones and Muscles of the Shoulder (Blamb/Shutterstock) The shoulder is a complicated structure made up of three main bones: the clavicle, scapulae, and humerus of the arm. The clavicles, or collarbones, in conju...