by Noah Volz | Apr 26, 2023 | Shoulder Pain
Injury to the long thoracic nerve is rare, but it can happen. This nerve originates from 5th and 6th vertebrae of the neck. The branches that leave the spinal cord at these levels join together and then emerge from between the middle and anterior scalene muscles....
by Noah Volz | Apr 14, 2023 | Shoulder Pain
Many individuals end up at their primary care office with shoulder pain when chiropractic may be a better option. They often don’t find a resolution to their pain and that is because they may have an often overlooked, altered shoulder blade position and motion pattern...
by Noah Volz | Mar 27, 2023 | Shoulder Pain
Acromioclavicular joint sprain is common in athletes and it is a term that describes damage to one or more of the ligaments that stabilize the acromioclavicular joint. Damage to these stabilizing ligaments leads to pain, instability, and/or separation. (1)...
by Noah Volz | Mar 21, 2023 | Shoulder Pain
The anatomy of the shoulder allows for great mobility at the expense of structural stability. The rotator cuff is meant to provide some stability. It is a combination of the tendons of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis into the capsule of...
by Noah Volz | Mar 13, 2023 | Shoulder Pain
Frozen shoulder is as bad as it sounds. Even in medical speak “adhesive capsulitis” sounds bad. No-one wants their shoulder capsule glued with adhesive. What both terms are referring to is an ongoing and painful limitation of movement of the shoulder. (1) There are...
by Noah Volz | Mar 13, 2023 | Shoulder Pain
Chances are that if you have shoulder pain it is from anterior impingement syndrome because it accounts for 44-65% of all shoulder complaints seen by physicians (1). The pain in the shoulder is from the supraspinatus tendon getting trapped between the acromion of the...
by Noah Volz | Mar 10, 2023 | Neck Pain
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) is a group of problems that affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Temporo refers to the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular refers to the lower jaw bone that inserts onto the temporal bone. When there is a problem with...
by Noah Volz | Mar 10, 2023 | Sports Injuries
“Dysfunctional breathing” usually refers to a group of disorders including paradoxical breathing (upper chest breathing), erratic breathing, breath holding, and hyperventilation syndrome. (1) All of these are problems that will cause oxygenation deprivation problems....
by Noah Volz | Mar 9, 2023 | Neck Pain
Vertigo is a common complaint, affecting millions of people worldwide. While there are various causes of vertigo, one often overlooked factor is the dysfunction of the neck. Cervicogenic vertigo, specifically, refers to dizziness or disequilibrium originating from...
by Noah Volz | Mar 9, 2023 | Neck Pain
The term torticollis comes from the Latin words tortus (twisted) and collum (neck). Torticollis is also called “wry neck” and is caused by an involuntary contraction of the neck muscles, particularly the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius. This protective splinting...
