A shoulder that hurts is usually a shoulder that has been compensating.
The shoulder relies on the neck, the mid back, and the shoulder blade to move well. When any of those stiffen up or stop doing their share, the shoulder quietly makes up the difference. It manages that for a long time, and then it starts to hurt with a reach you used to make without noticing.
Treating only the sore tendon is why shoulder pain so often comes back a few weeks after it settles. Dr. Jeon assesses the whole body, not just the painful area, so treatment goes after the root cause instead of the symptom.
What sets your shoulder off tells us what is involved.
When the pain shows up, which direction of reach provokes it, and where it sits all guide the assessment.
Painful Overhead Reach
Pain when you lift your arm to a shelf, a seatbelt, or a bar, often in one band of the movement rather than all of it.
Rotator Cuff Irritation
A deep ache in the outer shoulder or upper arm that shows up with reaching, carrying, and holding.
Pain Sleeping on That Side
Waking up because you rolled onto the sore shoulder, then hunting for a position that does not ache.
Reaching Behind Your Back
Pain or a hard stop when you reach behind to fasten a bra, tuck in a shirt, or get an arm into a coat.
Weakness Under Load
The arm gives out sooner than it used to when you carry groceries, push a door, or hold something out in front of you.
Stiffness and Lost Range
Range that has quietly shrunk, so you now swing the arm around a movement instead of taking it straight through.
The shoulder, the shoulder blade, and the mid back, together.
Every shoulder plan starts with a detailed assessment of the shoulder itself plus the neck, mid back, and shoulder blade control that support it. Dr. Jeon performs that assessment and every session after it himself, with no handoff to an aide or assistant.
Hands-on work restores the joint and soft tissue movement that has been lost, and progressive strengthening rebuilds the rotator cuff and shoulder blade control that overhead reach depends on. Advanced training in the Mulligan Concept and Functional Manual Therapy shapes the hands-on portion.
Most major insurance plans accepted, with your benefits verified before care begins. In New York you may see a physical therapist without a doctor's referral, limited to 10 visits or 30 days.
What patients say about working with Dr. Jeon.
"HJ is the best therapist i have ever attended. I have tried therapy for years but no significant improvement. HJ did an amazing job. Now i can do my usual work with no discomfort."Monowara I. · Google review
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HJ Manhattan Physical Therapy accepts most major insurance plans, and we verify your benefits before care begins.
In New York you may see a physical therapist without a doctor's referral, limited to 10 visits or 30 days. Every visit is with Dr. Hochung Jeon, PT, DPT.
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