Shoulder Pain and Auto Injury

We treat many auto injury cases in in our Amite office, and a widespread symptom we see in our patients is shoulder pain. Let's see why shoulder pain is frequently experienced after a car crash and see how your chiropractor can help you recover.

There are at least two different ways that you can develop shoulder pain after an accident: by direct injury to the shoulder or by referred pain from the neck.

Direct damage can be caused by striking your shoulder on a hard object in the car during the crash, or can occur if you have a tight grip on the steering wheel during a rear end crash. With this type of trauma, you'll usually be aware of the pain soon after the wreck.

More commonly, The Culminating Experience Chiropractic Clinic finds that shoulder or arm pain doesn't immediately appear after a collision, but starts a few days or weeks after the injury. This type of shoulder pain actually starts in the neck. Injured soft tissue in your spine can squeeze nerves in your neck, causing tingling, numbness, or pain in your shoulder, elbow, or wrist.

We've worked with both kinds of shoulder problems in our Amite office. This process involves chiropractic adjustments to restore your spine's natural flexibility and home exercises that strengthen your neck and shoulder.

The Culminating Experience Chiropractic Clinic has been helping patients in Amite since 2022, so we know what you're experiencing. We're here to help you, too. First, we'll do a careful examination to determine the root cause of your problem, and then decide how to restore your body's natural functioning. Call us today at (985) 517-4417 if you have questions or would like to make an appointment.