Handling Your Pain
One of the biggest concerns regarding pain in the shoulder, elbow, and wrist is that it is difficult to impossible to actually allow these parts of the body time to rest. Every movement and action requires these body parts — and when the pain develops in both arms, as it often does, treating the pain becomes even more complicated. It is impossible to care for your basic needs without involving your shoulder or wrist, let alone get through a day at the office. This is why so many issues regarding pain in the shoulder, elbows, and wrists typically become chronic. Since it is difficult to allow these body parts time to properly rest, they continue Addressing the pain early on is the best way to prevent an issue from becoming chronic. Turning to medication and braces for pain management is not a long-term solution and will only push off the inevitable truth — that you need to find a solution for the problem that is causing you pain. Physical therapy is the ideal tool for support in this regard. Working with a physical therapist will provide you with an opportunity to understand what movements may be causing further discomfort, and can help you to strengthen the surrounding muscles while improving range of motion, which together will likely alleviate some of the pain associated with your injury. being overused and the pain can actually worsen. Treating Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist Pain. Don’t assume that pain in your shoulder, elbows, or wrists will go away on its own. It is more common for the pain to worsen, and compensating for the pain by overusing the opposite arm can cause further injury to develop. For support with learning how to manage the pain, and to learn exercises and techniques that can help you overcome the injury and restore proper strength and functionality to your shoulders, elbows, and wrists, contact your physical therapist.
Staff Spotlights
Shawn Taylor PT, FAAOMPT, DIP. OSTEOPRACTIC
Aaron Meadows PT, DPT
Aaron enjoyed playing all sports growing up. He narrowed his participation to football and baseball when he reached the high school level here locally at Mooresville High School. He chose
Shawn has always enjoyed playing a variety of sports but as a teenager he decided to focus his efforts on tennis. He worked hard and had a goal of being ranked #1 in Florida
baseball for his collegiate sport at Catawba College, where he played until he injured his shoulder and found his new dreamof physical therapy. Aaron then pursued his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Wingate University. Aaron has a passion for treating shoulder injuries due to his own personal experiences with shoulder surgery and the physical therapy process. Aaron has experience coaching baseball, basketball, and football. Prior to returning to school for his Doctorate, he taught private baseball lessons inMooresville. If you see himparticipating in sports now, it is likely to be on the golf course! Aaron loves to treat athletes because he can empathize with them fromhis own experiences. He knows how important it is to get back “in the game”.
in the 18-under division. He lost in the finals of the state championship in the 18-under division and fell one match short of that goal. He did win the National Indoors 18-under doubles championship and defeated the #2 ranked Junior tennis player in the world at the Orange Bowl. He was invited to and participated in the US Olympic Trials that same year. Shawn earned a full scholarship to the University of Florida where he played #1 singles and #1 doubles for the Florida Gators. He went on to play professionally after college. Shawn enjoys working with athletes of all ages and, after completing fellowship training in orthopedic manual therapy, Shawn has a special focus on spine and manual therapy.
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