Your brain creates shoulder pain and restriction when it does not trust the joint. We find out why it does not trust it and restore the information that allows normal function.
Specialist shoulder pain treatment using Functional Neurology and P-DTR. Based in Shiremoor, Newcastle.
| 17 years clinical experience | 5-star Google reviews | Free taster session | Free parking on site | Sessions available this week |
Your shoulder is the most mobile joint in your body, allowing movement in almost every direction. This mobility comes at the cost of stability. Your shoulder relies heavily on muscular control rather than bony architecture to stay in place.
Your brain manages this demanding joint by constantly monitoring information from receptors in your shoulder muscles, tendons, joint capsule and surrounding structures. When this information is clear and accurate, your brain allows smooth, pain-free, powerful shoulder movement.
When receptors malfunction and information becomes unclear, your brain does not trust the shoulder. It responds by creating protection. Muscles tighten to guard the joint. Movement becomes restricted. Pain appears to discourage use. This protection can persist long after any original injury has healed.
Something as simple as dropping a weight awkwardly or an odd sleeping position can disrupt shoulder receptors. The tissue impact may be minimal, but the neurological consequence can be significant. Your brain acts as if the threat is still present because the faulty receptors keep telling it so.
Significant loss of range, often in all directions. While adhesive capsulitis is a recognised condition, many cases of restricted shoulder are neurological in origin. We test to determine what is actually limiting your movement.
Pain attributed to rotator cuff tendinopathy, tears or inflammation. We assess whether the rotator cuff is genuinely injured or whether neurological dysfunction is creating symptoms.
Pain with overhead movement, often diagnosed as subacromial impingement. We identify whether structural impingement is occurring or whether the movement pattern is faulty due to neurological dysfunction.
A sense that the shoulder is unstable or might dislocate. This feeling often reflects your brain’s lack of confidence in the joint rather than true structural instability.
Shoulder problems following surgery, whether the surgery was on the shoulder itself or elsewhere. Surgical procedures create receptor disruption that can affect the shoulder long-term.
Shoulder pain that has persisted for months or years despite treatment. This indicates neurological patterns that have not been identified.
Your shoulder blade must move in coordination with your arm. Your rotator cuff must activate with precise timing. Your neck and thoracic spine influence shoulder position. Your core stability affects how forces transfer through your shoulder.
Problems anywhere in this interconnected system can create shoulder symptoms. Neck dysfunction changes nerve supply to shoulder muscles. Thoracic spine stiffness alters shoulder blade mechanics. Core instability increases demand on shoulder stabilisers.
This is why shoulder treatment often fails when it focuses only on the shoulder. The shoulder may be where you feel symptoms, but the driver may be elsewhere. Your neck, your thoracic spine, your core, even your eyes and vestibular system can all contribute to shoulder dysfunction.
We test the shoulder comprehensively, assessing receptor function in all the muscles, tendons and joint structures. We identify which receptors are not providing clear information and which are driving the protective response.
We also test beyond the shoulder. We assess your neck, looking for dysfunction that affects nerve supply. We test your thoracic spine and ribcage. We evaluate how your shoulder integrates with your core stability. We check for contributions from your visual and vestibular systems.
When we find dysfunction, we correct it using P-DTR techniques. Often, addressing dysfunction distant from the shoulder produces immediate change in shoulder symptoms. A neck correction restores normal nerve function. A core correction reduces demand on shoulder stabilisers. A receptor correction in the shoulder itself restores your brain’s trust in the joint.
f any of this sounds familiar, your shoulder pain is likely driven by neurological dysfunction that can be identified and corrected.
A comprehensive approach that identifies all the factors affecting your shoulder.
We test shoulder receptor function, neck involvement, thoracic spine contribution and core integration. We identify all the dysfunction contributing to your shoulder symptoms.
Using P-DTR techniques, we correct dysfunction in the shoulder and related areas. Restoring accurate information throughout the system restores your brain’s trust in the shoulder.
We immediately retest after every correction. Range improves, strength returns and pain reduces. You feel your shoulder move differently before you leave.
Result:
Many people feel significant change in their first session. Simple cases often resolve in one to three sessions.
What Clients Say
“My frozen shoulder had barely improved with months of physio. Sam found neurological dysfunction and restored my range in sessions.”
— Client, Newcastle
“I was told I needed rotator cuff surgery. Sam assessed my shoulder neurologically and resolved my pain without surgery.”
— Client, North Tyneside
“My shoulder had been weak and painful since an injury years ago. Sam reset the receptors and my strength returned immediately.”
— Client, Whitley Bay
Many come to us after physiotherapy or chiropractic provided only temporary relief for shoulder problems. We find why—often neurological dysfunction elsewhere.
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.
If your shoulder pain has not responded to conventional treatment, the problem is likely neurological. We find out why your brain does not trust your shoulder and fix it. Book a free taster session and find out what is really happening. Based in Shiremoor, Newcastle. Serving North Tyneside and surrounding areas. Sessions available this week. Free parking on site.
