Types of shoulder issues described by patients when consulting our office were: Ache, Burn, Tightness, Noise, Tingling, Numbness, Sharp, and/or Stabbing, Locking and/or Grinding. Between February 2002 and August 2004, 114 people who suffer from the above kinds of shoulder issues completed the initial 6-8 week period of care in our office. Of these 114 people, 74 (65%) reported a 70-100% improvement and only 16 (14%) reported no change in their shoulder complaint within 8 weeks of their first upper cervical adjustment (8 people (7%) had a 10-40% improvement and 16 people (14%) had a 40-70% improvement).