| - Support your injured arm during your normal daily | | | | shoulder is still in pain, it's possible to ice it down more |
| activities. | | | | than once a day. People often ice their shoulder |
| Your arm should be propped up when driving your car, | | | | before going to bed since it makes it easier to sleep. |
| while on your computer typing, or while sitting on a | | | | It's not uncommon to want to use a heating pad for |
| chair or couch at home. The arm is pulled down by | | | | your sore shoulder. It may feel good, but heat doesn't |
| gravity when it's not supported and this causes | | | | do anything to reduce the swelling, unlike ice. |
| excess stress on the muscle of the rotator cuff. A | | | | - Support your hurt arm with a pillow at night while you |
| nice pillow or cushion works best. If you can keep your | | | | sleep. |
| arm supported most of the day, and prevent the | | | | Putting your sore arm up on a pillow while you sleep |
| natural effects of gravity, your pain and swelling in your | | | | will help reduce stress and pulling on the rotator cuff |
| shoulder should be reduced. It may be hard at first to | | | | muscle. This will help to position the rotator cuff muscle |
| keep it supported, but this will create a significant | | | | in a good spot and will make it easier to sleep. If |
| positive difference | | | | possible, sleep on the side of your good shoulder. If |
| - Put ice on the top of your shoulder every day. | | | | you sleep on your bad side, it will put pressure on the |
| A bag of peas or carrots that has been frozen works | | | | bursa causing pain and making it difficult to sleep. Also, |
| very well to ice the shoulder. The bags easily conform | | | | don't sleep on your stomach or with your arms |
| to the shoulder's shape. As stated before, be sure the | | | | positioned over your head. This will cause unwanted |
| arm is supported while icing down. Leave the frozen | | | | stress and pain in the shoulder. |
| bag on for fifteen to twenty minutes at a time. If your | | | | |