Is MY Shoulder Injury Serious Enough For Me To See A Doctor?
If you have shoulder pain due to an injury or medical condition, Regenerative Medicine techniques are a great alternative to surgery. Unless you have X-ray eyes, there is practically no way you would be able to know the magnitude of your shoulder pain just by looking at it. Should you simply rest it for a couple of days, ice it for 15-20 minutes several times a day, or go straight to the operating room?
Like many joint, ligament, and tendon issues, rest and ice are probably all it needs but if you’re suspecting something more serious, don’t hesitate to see your doctor and have a check up in place.
If you are experiencing any of these types of symptoms, you should make an appointment with your doctor.
1. If you have just sustained a bad fall on the shoulder and you notice a deformity in the collarbone area, it could be a clavicle (or collarbone) fracture.
2. If you can’t lift your arm, this could be an indication of a rotator cuff injury or other structural problems. Even if you can tolerate the shoulder pain but you can’t perform any activity with the arm, a meeting with the doctor should be in place.
3. A popping sound or sensation deep in the shoulder can mean different things for many people making this “symptom” a little tricky. Even so, erring on the side of caution is still advised because for many, feeling a popping/clicking sound deep in the shoulder could mean a labral tear.
4. If the shoulder popped out of place. This is an obvious dislocation and even in minor cases, it still should be checked out by a doctor to solve any stability problems that could result.
5. If you can’t reach across your body, it could be a result of an AC joint injury due to trauma or osteoarthritis.
6. Intense pain won’t let you sleep at night. For many shoulder pain sufferers, this is the final straw that broke the camel’s back. As long as they can sleep well at night, they would often ignore the pain and forego seeing the doctor. But really, if you’re at this stage already, the best thing that you can do is seek professional help as soon as you can.
The earlier the doctor can diagnose the problem, the higher the chance of treating shoulder injuries completely. More often than not, conservative treatments go a long way in curing shoulder problems at its earliest stages.
If you are experiencing on going pain or an acute injury, regenerative medicine techniques may be the answer for you. One regenerative medicine technique called Prolozone, uses medical grade ozone to regenerate damaged tissues by local administration in the affected area. It heals joint and musculo-skeletal problems including, common shoulder conditions like rotator cuff injuries and the like.
Under normal circumstances, around 3-4 Prolozone treatments are needed for a torn rotator cuff and it will make it feel better even after just one treatment. Though a similar success rate could be attained with surgery, you won’t experience any downtime with Prolozone and other regenerative medicine techniques. This, makes it worthy of even more consideration especially for busy individuals.
We at the RMI understand that not everybody’s pain is exactly the same. What may be debilitating for one person, may be a mild irritation for another. That’s why, after 6000 injections with over an 85% success rate, we understand that each treatment will be tailored to the individual.
Call us at (855) 684-3740 and allow us to give you the treatment and pain-free lifestyle that you and many pain-sufferers deserve.
