Professional’s Occupational and Certified Hand Therapists treat all upper extremity injuries and conditions, including the shoulder.
shoulder pain relief.
Pain management for your shoulder

Physical Therapy for Shoulder Pain
The shoulder is a complex ball and socket joint made up of the humerus (arm bone), the scapula (shoulder blade) and the clavicle (collar bone). There are many ligaments that support the shoulder, and many muscles are attached to aid in movement.
There are many potential causes of the shoulder pain you may be experiencing and can easily occur in the left or right shoulder or both depending on use. Overhead activities, such as swimming or throwing a ball, can cause pinching of the rotator cuff or biceps tendons. Sometimes, poor posture can increase stress on the shoulder and cause pain. Shoulder pain treatment and relief is a key component of our orthopedic services. Our physical therapists are specialists and experts in evaluating, treating and managing patients with an array of shoulder pain problems.
What are common shoulder problems?
These are some of the most common injuries, diagnoses, and conditions effecting the shoulder. They are unique in both their causes, and the methods we use to help manage them. Click on the injuries below to see detailed information about how physical therapists at Professional treat these conditions.
- Rotator cuff tears, impingement, labral tears
- Biceps Tendonitis
- Shoulder Fracture
- Frozen Shoulder
- MDI (multi-directional instability)
- Shoulder pain, AC joint sprain, shoulder bursitis, dislocation/subluxation
- Tendonitis, cervical radiculopathy

Do you have pain in your shoulder?
Our physical therapists will customize a shoulder pain treatment plan just for you. We will work in an effective way to get you back on your feet, focused on your wellness before, during and after therapy.
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Insurances We Accept
Below is a condensed list of insurances we participate with throughout our network of physical therapy clinics. Find your particular provider below based on your area.
For a complete listing of all insurance providers and individual plans by name: CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL INSURANCE PAGE.
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New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
- Aetna (NY, NJ, CT)
- AmeriHealth (NJ)
- Anthem BCBS (CT)
- Cigna/ASH (NY, NJ, CT)
- CIGNA - Medicare (NY, NJ)
- ClearComp (NY, NJ)
- Clover Health Medicare Advantage (NJ)
- Comp X (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
- ConnectiCare (CT)
- Department of Labor (NY, NJ, CT)
- Empire BCBS (Individual Providers In Network – NY)
- Empire Plan MPN (UHC – NY, NJ)
- First MCO (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
- GHI (Emblem Health – NY, NJ, CT)
- HIP (Emblem Health – NY)
- Horizon BCBS (NJ)
- Horizon Casualty (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
- Independence BCBS (Southern NJ)
- Magna Care (NY, NJ, CT)
- Magna Comp (Workers' Compensation – NY, NJ, CT)
- Medicare (NY, NJ, CT)
- MedRisk (Workers' Compensation – NY, NJ, CT)
- MultiPlan (NY, NJ, CT)
- New Jersey Manufacturers (NJ)
- NJM (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
- No Fault (Various Carriers)
- Northwell Health Clinical Integration Network IPA (NY)
- OccuNet (NJ)
- One Call (NY, NJ)
- Oscar Health Plan (NY)
- Oxford (NY, NJ, CT)
- Providers Edge Scheduling Group/PESG (WC)
- QualCare (NJ)
- Qual-Lynx (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
- SPNET (Workers' Compensation - NY, NJ, CT)
- Streamline (NJ)
- Streamline (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
- TRICARE (NY, NJ, CT)
- United Health Care (NY, NJ, CT)
- WellCare (NJ)
- Workers' Compensation (Various Carriers)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire
- Aetna (MA, NH)
- Ambetter/NH Healthy Families (NH)
- Amerihealth Caritas (effective date 4/27/2020 - NH)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (NH)
- BCBS Massachusetts (MA)
- CeltiCare (MA)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance (MA)
- Fallon Health (MA)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (MA, NH)
- Health New England (MA)
- Magna Care (MA, NH)
- Magna Comp (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
- Martin’s Point Health Care (NH)
- Mass General Brigham Health (formerly AllWays Health Partners)
- Massachusetts Health (Medicaid – MA)
- Medicaid (MA, NH)
- Medicare (MA, NH)
- Med Risk (Workers' Compensation – MA)
- No Fault (Various Carriers)
- One Call (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
- SPNET (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
- Streamline (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
- TRICARE (MA, NH)
- Tufts Health Plan (MA, NH)
- Tufts Medicare Advantage (MA)
- Tufts Public (Medicaid – MA)
- UniCare (MA)
- United Health Care (Optum – MA, NH)
- WellSense Health (Formerly BMC – Boston Medical Center – MA)
- Workers’ Compensation (Various Carriers)
How is shoulder pain diagnosed?
- Clinical Exam
- MRI
- X-Ray
- Orthopedic Specialist
Shoulder pain treatment options
- Rest, Physical Therapy, Medications, Surgery
- Ultrasound, Electrical Stimulation
- Education on posture and ergonomics
- Activity/sport modification
Shoulder pain relief services
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Occupational Manual Physical Therapy
- Soft Tissue Mobilization (Massage)
- Job or sport simulation/training
- Functional lifting, plyometrics
Methods for ongoing pain relief
- Maintenance of HEP/continue conditioning program independently
- Regular communication with your provider (PT)
- Home exercise program or gym program, customized to the individual
- Postural awareness, symptom recognition and management early on
- Physical fitness
- Health & Wellness Strategies
- Wellness, sports customization
Convenient physical therapy clinics near you
We provide treatments for shoulder pain and shoulder injuries from our clinics throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Fill out the form above, or contact a clinic near you to speak with a Professional Physical Therapist and shoulder pain specialist today.
Manhattan, NYC: Lower Manhattan
- Broad Street, Financial District
- Brookfield Place, Financial District
- Chelsea
- City Hall, Financial District
- East 4th Street
- Gramercy Park
- SoHo
- TriBeCa
Manhattan, NYC: Midtown East
Manhattan, NYC: Midtown West
Manhattan, NYC: Upper East Side
Manhattan, NYC: Upper West Side
Long Island - Nassau County
- Baldwin, NY
- Franklin Square, NY
- Garden City, NY
- Greenvale, NY - Roslyn
- Hewlett, NY
- Hicksville, NY
- Levittown, NY
- Long Beach, NY
- Manhasset, NY
- Merrick, NY
- Merrick, NY - Hand Therapy
- Oceanside, NY
- Port Washington, NY
- Rockville Centre, NY
- Rockville Centre, NY - Hand Therapy
- Syosset, NY
- Williston Park, NY
Long Island - Suffolk County
- Bernardsville, NJ
- Bloomfield, NJ
- Bridgewater, NJ
- Caldwell, NJ
- Chatham, NJ
- Clark, NJ
- Cliffside Park, NJ
- Clifton, NJ
- Cresskill, NJ
- East Hanover, NJ
- Edison, NJ
- Emerson, NJ
- Englewood, NJ
- Florham Park, NJ
- Fort Lee, NJ
- Freehold, NJ
- Hackensack, NJ - River Street
- Hamilton, NJ
- Haskell, NJ
- Hazlet, NJ
- Hoboken, NJ
- Lodi, NJ
- Lyndhurst, NJ
- Mahwah, NJ
- Millburn, NJ
- Montclair, NJ - Bloomfield Ave
- Montclair, NJ - Greenwood Ave
- Montville, NJ
- Morristown, NJ - Headquarters Plaza
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Newark, NJ
- Newton, NJ
- Nutley, NJ - Midtown
- Nutley, NJ - Belleville
- Oradell, NJ
- Parsippany, NJ
- Princeton, NJ
- Randolph, NJ
- Red Bank, NJ
- Ridgewood, NJ
- River Edge, NJ
- Rutherford, NJ
- Saddle Brook, NJ
- Secaucus, NJ
- Sicklerville, NJ
- Somerset, NJ
- South Plainfield, NJ
- Spring Lake, NJ
- Summit, NJ
- Totowa, NJ
- Union, NJ
- Waldwick, NJ
- Warwick, NY
- Wayne, NJ
- West Caldwell, NJ
- West Orange, NJ - Northfield Avenue
- West Orange, NJ - Pleasant Valley
- Westfield, NJ
- Wyckoff, NJ
- Allston, MA
- Amesbury, MA
- Andover, MA
- Arlington, MA
- Beverly, MA
- Billerica, MA
- Boston, MA – Back Bay
- Boston, MA – Financial District
- Boston, MA – South End
- Braintree, MA
- Centerville, MA - Cape Cod
- Dartmouth, MA
- Dennis, MA - Cape Cod
- Dracut, MA
- Fitchburg, MA
- Harwich, MA
- Haverhill, MA - Bradford Plaza
- Haverhill, MA - Main St.
- Holden, MA
- Leominster, MA
- Marion, MA
- Marshfield, MA
- Medway, MA
- Middleboro, MA
- Middleton, MA
- Newburyport, MA
- Newton, MA
- North Andover, MA
- Orange, MA
- Plymouth, MA
- Quincy, MA
- Salem, MA
- Spencer, MA
- Tyngsborough, MA
- Waltham, MA - River Street
- Waltham, MA - Winter Street
- Watertown, MA
- Winchester, MA
- Woburn, MA