Shoulder pain is a common problem right now, it is the only symptom, Shoulder pain involves any pain in or around the shoulder joint. The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. The rotator cuff in the shoulder is made up of four tendons. These tendons give the shoulder a wide range of motion. the tendons pass underneath a rigid bony arch in the shoulder. The most common cause of shoulder pain is when the tendons become trapped under this arch. The compressed tendons become inflamed or damaged.

Shoulder pain can also be due to: Arthritis in the joints around the shoulder, Bursitis (inflammation of a fluid-filled sac, or bursa, that lies between tendon and skin or between tendon and bone). Normally a bursa protects the joint and helps make movement more fluid. Fractures of the shoulder bones. Frozen shoulder syndrome occurs when the muscles, tendons, and ligaments stiffen up inside the shoulder and make any motion painful and difficult. Inflammation of nearby tendons, such as those connected to the bicep muscles of your arms, from overuse or injury. Dislocation of your shoulder, which is when the ball-shaped head of your arm comes out of the socket.

In Chinese medicine the shoulder belongs to “Bi syndrome” it is due to being invaded by bad wind, cold and dampness, stagnation of Qi and Blood of body, or weakness of Liver and Kidney function Chinese medicine or weakness in Qi and Blood of Chinese medicine.

For slight pain in the shoulder, I choose a distal point on the hand, for example, Zhongzhou, acupuncture on Zhongzhou, the patient feels tension and numb on point, then let patient move shoulder about ten minutes. more patients will feel much better, the shoulder pain is gone immediately after 3—5 session treatments.

For severe shoulder pain, and without limited movement of the shoulder, firstly I will choose distal points, let the patient move the shoulder, and then choose local points on the shoulder, for example, jianyu, jianjing,and tianzhong. Finally, Also do treatment massage for these patients.

For severe shoulder pain with limited movement of the shoulder, firstly I do acupuncture and treatment massage, then doing cupping is necessary.

I have done acupuncture for 31 yrs, I got a doctoral degree in acupuncture from a Chinese university in 1995, and I had acupuncture work experience in a big hospital in China, and I have the Chinese medicine clinic in Mt Albert Auckland NZ from 2002, so if you would like to choose an acupuncturist to fix your problem, please come to my clinic, you will have an excellent choice.

I have done acupuncture for 31 yrs, I got a doctoral degree in acupuncture from a Chinese university in 1995, and I had acupuncture work experience in a big hospital in China, and I have the Chinese medicine clinic in Mt Albert Auckland NZ from 2002, so if you would like to choose an acupuncturist to fix your problem, please come to my clinic, you will have an excellent choice.

If you would like to make an appointment please call us on (09) 8150518 or visit us at 1054 new north road, mt Albert. if you require more information you may e-mail us at hwenchuan@sina.com