Shoulder Pain

Restore comfortable reaching, lifting, and overhead movement with shoulder care built around the cause of your symptoms.

  • Assessment of shoulder motion, strength, and movement mechanics
  • Hands-on care and progressive multi-directional exercise
  • A plan for work, daily tasks, recreation, or overhead sport
75+
Combined Years of Experience
1-on-1
Doctor-led treatment every visit
700+
Clients Served in North St. Petersburg

What Causes Shoulder Pain?

Shoulder pain can develop from overuse, injury, posture, joint stiffness, or irritation of the rotator cuff and surrounding tissues. Florida Physio evaluates how the shoulder, shoulder blade, trunk, and arm work together before planning treatment.

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Shoulder Pain assessment at Florida Physio

Customized Treatment For Lasting Relief

The shoulder depends on coordinated movement between the upper arm, shoulder blade, collarbone, trunk, and surrounding muscles.

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Customized one-on-one treatment session

How This Treatment Works

The evaluation considers the shoulder along with the shoulder blade, trunk, posture, and movement patterns that influence it.

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Hands-on physical therapy treatment

What Our clients SAY.

Real stories from real patients — from weekend warriors to competitive athletes.

Diane White

Patient

Back to the activities I love, pain-free.

Our Approach.

A customized, four-phase path from pain relief to peak performance — built around your goals every step of the way.

01

Reduce Pain

After a thorough evaluation, our doctors of physical therapy use manual therapy, massage, dry needling, myofascial release, and more to reduce and eliminate pain.

02

Build Foundational Strength

As pain-free movement is restored, we build a customized program to target weaknesses and develop the foundational strength for daily tasks or sport-specific movements.

03

Optimize Speed and Power

Once strength begins to increase, we layer in specific exercises to optimize speed and power through plyometric work, agility challenges, and more.

04

Perform

Throughout the program we keep your goals in mind — whether that means spending a full day with your grandkids, walking 18 holes, or playing in your next professional event.

Mobility
Strength
Game Day

Why We Stand Out

Florida Physio tailors shoulder pain care to your symptoms, movement, and goals.

Whole-Chain Assessment

The evaluation considers the shoulder along with the shoulder blade, trunk, posture, and movement patterns that influence it.

Progressive Loading

Exercises rebuild tolerance for the specific reaching, lifting, work, or sport demands you need to handle.

Home Program Support

A focused home plan helps you practice mobility and strength work between visits.

Our Team Of Specialists

Work one-on-one with a Florida Physio clinician who will shape your plan around your needs and goals.

Dr. Leighton Peavler
Physical Therapist, Owner

Dr. Leighton Peavler

PT, DPT, OCS
Dr. Donald Wasoff
Physical Therapist

Dr. Donald Wasoff

PT, DPT, CSCS
Dr. Paige Matthews
Physical Therapist, Operations Director

Dr. Paige Matthews

PT, DPT, SCS
Dr. Kristin Boylan
Clinic Director

Dr. Kristin Boylan

PT, DPT
Dr. Kelly Claytor
Physical Therapist

Dr. Kelly Claytor

PT, DPT
Dr. Alex Adler
Physical Therapist

Dr. Alex Adler

PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS

Success Stories & REVIEWS.

Hear directly from patients who have worked with Florida Physio to move better, recover from pain, and return to the activities they enjoy.

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Taylor Harroun

I had a rib injury that bothered me every time I swung a golf club for over a year. I went to my primary physician several times, got x-rays and she still couldn’t diagnose it. Within 5 minutes of meeting with Leighton he had it diagnosed and less than 6 weeks later the rib pain was gone! I would highly recommend him to anyone I know whether they played golf or not but if you do play golf he will not only fix your body but he will fix your swing as well. I’ve been a patient for over a year now and in that time I’ve gone from injury/rehab to strength and power training using the exercises Leighton provides in his fitness app. Not only do I no longer have a rib injury I can now happily say that I can play golf pain free! Leighton is not only great at what he does but he’s an excellent human being and someone I now consider a friend. Thanks Leighton and Florida Physio!

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Kevin Dyer

I’ve had alot of experience with PT and with training and can say that Florida Physio has been the absolute best that I’ve ever had. Leighton and Don are real pros and are a pleasure to work with. I value the fact that both have golf backgrounds so they get it on both a physiological and performance level. Fantastic practice.

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Brad Schmeiser

Highly recommend Florida Physio, Leighton and Don have helped my strength and conditioning tremendously. Their core and strength exercises have improved my flexibility, back issues and overall strength. They offer detailed exercises to improve core strength, flexibility and swing speed for your golf game.

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Anastassia Belessioti

My 14 years old son is a competitive golfer and he had a wonderful experience with Leighton. Starting with a TPI assessment and a detailed conversation about my son’s goals, Leighton created a plan of stretches and exercises that would help my boy achieve his goals. Leighton truly a great professional!

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Michael Puffer

I can’t thank Leighton enough for all the overall improvements I’ve seen with my golf game, my body, and most importantly the reduction in pain. He knows his stuff! I also absolutely love the app and the ability to get all my training in on my time.

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Lisa Pataky

Leighton is a wonderful physical therapist. His knowledge and evaluation skills are of the highest level. All of his treatment sessions were personalized and took steps towards reaching my goals. He gives full one on one attention during all sessions. His manual therapy skills and exercises prescribed were extremely helpful in my feeling better. Highly recommend anyone needing physical therapy to see Leighton.

Shoulder Pain FAQs

Clear answers to common questions about shoulder pain and physical therapy.

Live Pain Free in North St. Petersburg.

We believe you deserve a body that functions at its best — schedule a visit with a Doctor of Physical Therapy and start your recovery today.

Shoulder Pain