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Acromioclavicular Joint Pain
The acromioclavicular
(AC) joint is one of the unsung heroes of the body.
It is a diarthrodial joint formed by the distal clavicle and medial facet
of the acromion. (The end of the collar
bone and that portion of the shoulder
blade that meets to form the point of the shoulder).
Interposed in the joint
is a fibrocartilaginous disc, and the joint is covered by a capsule. The
coracoclavicular and acromioclavicular ligaments reinforce the AC capsule.
The primary functions of the AC
joint are to transmit force from the appendicular
skeleton (upper extremity) to the axial skeleton (trunk) and to suspend
the upper extremity.
(Lemos, M. The evaluation and treatment of the injured
acromioclavicular joint in athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine.
1998; 26:137-144.)
The acromioclavicular
joint becomes injured or dislocated
when a large force is applied to the acromion when the arm is in an adducted
position, for example, during a wrestling takedown or a tackle in football.
The AC joint's job is to distribute the weight of the arm to the rest of
the body. It is therefore not surprising that weight lifters and wrestlers
who frequently lift large amounts of weights have significant incidences
of AC joint sprains.
(Lemos, M. The evaluation and treatment of the injured
acromioclavicular joint in athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine.
1998; 26:137-144.)
Tremendous forces not only injure the AC joint, but are
transmitted down the clavicle to the sternoclavicular (SC) joint, which
can also be sprained or dislocated. There is a direct correlation between
the amount of weight lifted and the weight that is transmitted throughout
the AC and SC joints. The greater the weight lifted, the greater the impact
throughout the AC joint and, ultimately, the SC joint. (See Figure 30-108).
Ross Hauser, MD demonstrates a typical Prolotherapy
procedure to a shoulder, as done at Caring Medical and Rehabilitation
Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser treats patients from around
the globe with Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy and has found it is an
excellent alternative to shoulder surgery for pain, rotator cuff
tears and labral tears, in addition to offering permanent solution
for chronic pain typically not seen with traditional anti-inflammatory
treatment, such as NSAIDs and cortisone injections. If you would
like to see our other videos on Prolotherapy, or would like to email
Dr. Hauser to see if Prolotherapy can help your shoulder pain, please
visit www.caringmedical.com.
Prolotherapy can be successful in treating almost all chronic shoulder
pain conditions and injuries, including: sports injuries, osteoarthritis,
shoulder joint degeneration, frozen shoulder, tendon injury, ligament
injury, rotator cuff injury, and labral tear injury.
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information on this website is presented as information only and not a
self-help guide. Never alter or change your health management or begin
any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care
provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of nutritional
supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Prolotherapy may not be effective for every individual and there are risks involved,
these risks should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved
with some may not be typical of all. Please consult a physician.
There
is no known cure for arthritis. Prolotherapy and nutritional supplements
can help alleviate, reverse, or end arthritic pain by treating an underlying
cause that contributes to degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening
ligaments and other connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis
from developing.
