If reaching up, out to the side, or behind your back is painful or limited, we assess the exact motions and receptors that are over-protecting your shoulder so you can move freely and train with confidence again.
The shoulder takes a beating. It has huge range and relies on many moving parts to feel stable. When one part over-protects, you feel pinching, catching, weakness, or a sharp “nope” at certain angles. You may have tried generic strengthening, bands, massage, or rest. They can help a little, but if your nervous system is keeping the area on high alert, symptoms return as soon as you reach, press, hang, or sleep on your side.
At Breakthrough Pain & Performance we test the motions that actually provoke your symptoms and then change the inputs your brain uses to over-protect the joint. Often four ligament regions around the shoulder are key culprits. We check which ones are mis-signalling, reset them, and re-test your movement so you can feel the difference immediately.
We do targeted receptor testing, joint-position sense checks, and manual muscle testing to find the exact element that is over-protecting you. Then we test real-world motions: overhead reach, abduction, hand-behind-back, press, and hanging progressions.
Using Functional Neurology and P-DTR, we normalise the specific tendon, ligament, cutaneous, ocular, or vestibular inputs that keep your shoulder braced. This quiets the “danger” signal so strength returns and motion opens up.
No long rehab lists. You will get 1–3 simple drills to reinforce the reset, usually taking seconds per day. These build capacity in the brain and are typically done in the first week of therapy only. Then we help build capacity and resilience making sure your body overall is functioning well, so we optimise your overall performance so that you can keep doing the things you love.
We never guess. After each intervention we re-check the movement that initially hurt and confirm change there and then.
Many clients report freer overhead motion, less pain at night when sleeping, and stronger pressing within a few sessions. If you have had symptoms for months, we still expect steady improvements once the drivers are found and reset. We will be honest about timelines and what is best for you outside of your therapy sessions.
Because a part of your system is over-protecting. We find out which receptor or motion triggers the protection, reset it, and re-test overhead reach on the spot.
If you strengthen a pattern that is protecting the joint, it can flare symptoms. We first calm the protection, then build capacity with short, targeted drills.
Simple cases change quickly in 1–3 sessions. Long-standing or complex issues take longer but still progress once the drivers are found.
Yes. We integrate testing with the exact patterns you use in training, then help you return to pressing, hanging, and overhead work with confidence.
A brief history, key movement tests, and one or two targeted resets so you can feel whether the approach suits you before booking going ahead with a full treatment.
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