by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 27, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
Shoulder blade pain can be a sign of a Pancoast tumor, a type of lung cancer. It’s important to note that there are several other signs and symptoms that usually coincide with this pain if it truly is cancer. Pancoast tumors are a rare form of lung...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 9, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
this post may contain affiliate links Rotator cuff tears can be symptomatic or asymptomatic (symptoms or no symptoms). According to this study, the rate of symptomatic tears was 34.7% and the asymptomatic tear rate was 65.3%. There is not a percentage of people that...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 9, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
Rotator cuff surgery is a long process back to a normal functioning shoulder with equal strength. It takes approximately 12 months to make a complete recovery after a rotator cuff repair. The reason for this is that you cannot do much strength training at this...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 8, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
If you have a rotator cuff injury you might be wondering if there are certain movements across the board that will aggravate symptoms or make it worse. With a rotator cuff injury, there are many different types of movements that could aggravate symptoms. Some...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 7, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
Over the past 10 years, dry needling has started to pick up steam as a treatment method for all sorts of musculoskeletal pain. But is dry needling safe for shoulder blade pain? The short answer is no. As was demonstrated by one of my professors back in grad school, a...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 7, 2022 | Shoulder Pain
Pain is one of those weird things; it can move around. I work with clients daily who experience this. One day it’s on their left side, then it’s on their right, then both. It doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense. For you, it might be...
