Shoulder Pain – How the Neck Causes 80% of Shoulder Pain

By Dr. Masoud Shamaeizadeh | Chiropractic Expert

✅ Did you know? Unless caused by trauma or direct injury, 80% of shoulder pain actually starts in the neck.

💡 Understanding Shoulder Pain Shoulder problems often surprise patients—they feel pain without a clear injury. This is especially common in people who sit at desks for long hours or use computers daily. In contrast, athletes like swimmers may suffer shoulder injuries from trauma or repetitive motion.

🧠 Anatomy of the Shoulder: Why It's So Unique Unlike other joints, the shoulder’s stability comes primarily from muscles, not bones or ligaments. This gives it the greatest range of motion in the human body—but also makes it vulnerable to muscle imbalances.
🔹 For example, if the chest muscles are overdeveloped without equally strengthening the back muscles, the shoulders begin to rotate forward, leading to poor posture and pain.

⚠️ The Neck–Shoulder Connection What most people don’t know:
The nerves that control the shoulder muscles originate from the neck, specifically the cervical vertebrae.

• A misalignment in the neck can irritate these nerves.
  
• This causes muscle spasms and, over time, muscle weakening (atrophy).
  
• A misaligned shoulder can develop gradually—sometimes years before pain appears.
  

📍Common scenario: People with long hours of sitting and poor neck posture often develop hidden neck issues that lead to future shoulder pain.

👨‍⚕️ Chiropractic Insight: How I Treat Shoulder Pain In my practice, unless there’s a clear shoulder injury, I treat the neck and shoulder together.
Why? Because most shoulder conditions are secondary to cervical spine dysfunction.
✅ Patients who address neck misalignment early often avoid chronic shoulder issues entirely.

💪 Tips for Prevention

• Train smart: Work with a knowledgeable personal trainer to ensure muscle balance.
  
• Fix your posture: Minimize neck strain from computers or phones.
  
• Don’t ignore neck discomfort: Early chiropractic care can prevent later shoulder pain.
  

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📍Need help with shoulder pain?
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