Is a tendon that is a  fibrous band that attaches a muscle to a bone. The biceps muscle - the large muscle in the front of your arm - attaches by way of a tendon to the scapula. This tendon lies in the bicepital groove, which can slip out of the groove. As a result an injury usually occurs while the biceps brachii muscle is contracting.

A typical example is an athlete or factory worker tries to lift and carry an object and has weakness and pain in his shoulder and arm.   Usually, treatment for this problem, consist of adjusting the tendon back into the groove and then possibly but not always, immobilizing the shoulder to aid the healing process.

In addition, one must also account for the inflammation surrounding the joint which usually requires treatment, specific supplementation and specific detoxification.  Inflammation can and will slow down the healing process. It can also complicate the injury. It is very important to have Dr. Sahara evaluate, and treat the injury quickly.  Through Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic and meridian therapy (acupuncture), Dr. S will fix the injury quickly without any complications or side effects.

The joint between the collarbone and the shoulder blade is often injured, especially in athletic endeavors. This injury is frequently treated with manipulation (chiropractic adjustments) of the joint, designed to avoid any strain to the already injured ligaments.

Sometimes immobilization is needed after treatment; if the ligament injury is extremely severe, surgery may be indicated.

Like most joint injuries, the first thing Dr. Sahara would have to evaluate is the muscles that surround the joint. Imbalanced muscles will cause the AC - joint separation. Detailed manuel muscle testing and specific chiropractic adjustments are essential for proper and accelerated healing.

Applied Kinesiology looks at the patient holistically and not just locally. In most cases, fixing any particular extremity including the AC - joint requires adjusting and rebalancing the entire body. To fix an AC- joint injury or separation properly, the head, neck, shoulder, pelvis and feet need to be evaluated and treated. The whole is more important than the just looking at a specific joint problem.

Trauma to the shoulder or any joint of the body can cause ligament injuries. Ligaments are the fibrous bands holding bone to bone; they are components of almost all joints. Here again, immobilization is often needed for healing to take place.

Whenever ligaments, tendons, or bones are injured, specific nutritional supplementation can accelerate the healing process. If the ligament is painful and inflamed from physical activity or repetitive actions, there could be a possible blood sugar handling problem, as well as an adrenal stress disorder problem. Please see and click on "adrenal stress disorder" and "blood sugar handling problems" on www.saharaclinic.com for more information.

By using Applied Kinesiology, Dr. Sahara can access what is the cause(s) to the ligament injury as well as speed up the recovery time without any side effects. Please click on "Applied Kinesiology" on this website or at www.saharaclinic.com for more information.

Ligaments should be tight and strong; never laxed, weak or loose.  Loose and weak ligaments usually indicate the athlete or factory worker was an adrenal and blood sugar handling problem.  Loose ligaments can potentially cause serious injuries.