Shoulder Pain

Surfers and Paddlers: Why Your Shoulder Keeps Breaking Down

/ Pain & Recovery, Shoulder Pain

If you surf, paddleboard, or do any sport that involves overhead pulling through water, your shoulder is doing something genuinely demanding. Shoulder problems are one of the most common things we treat at Land and Sea PT, and a significant portion of those patients are water sports athletes who kept pushing through discomfort until they […]

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Rotator Cuff Tear: Do You Actually Need Surgery? What the Research Says

/ Pain & Recovery, Shoulder Pain

If you’ve been told you have a rotator cuff tear and surgery was presented as the obvious next step, it’s worth pausing before you book the OR. For the majority of rotator cuff tears, physical therapy produces outcomes comparable to surgery. Not slightly worse. Comparable. And PT doesn’t come with the recovery time, the cost,

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