| The rotator cuff are the muscles that cover the | | | | option. The surgery will often leave the muscle weaker |
| shoulder joint. They allow the arm to rotator and lift. As | | | | with less movement. Rotator cuff repair is often better |
| you become older, this joint become thinner and | | | | with natural physical therapy help. An expert should be |
| weaker, and can often be injured by light accidents. | | | | sought with knowledge of this injury. |
| Younger individuals often have damage due to more | | | | Either way, injuries often cause uncomfortable pain |
| extreme injuries. The tear normally occurs wear the | | | | when lifting the arm and at night. Lack of movement |
| muscle meets the tendon and since blood flow is | | | | and power is common. Rotator cuffs do not repair |
| minimal, rotator cuff repair can take take a long time. | | | | themselves well with time. A exercise program is very |
| If the rotator cuff tears fully then it is impossible for | | | | much needed to help restore power, motion and blood |
| repair to happen naturally and surgery is needed. This | | | | flow to speed up the repairing process. |
| procedure is 90% effective at "improving" the injury. | | | | Remember that the most important step is physical |
| This improvement is better than not having surgery | | | | therapy for rotator cuff repair in avoiding surgery or |
| since there will be no power or movement in the | | | | speeding up the healing process dramatically. Knowing |
| shoulder otherwise. The improvement may be good or | | | | the repair exercising will have a big effect on whether |
| lousy depending on the post-surgery activities. | | | | your shoulder repairs quickly or takes months with |
| If the tear is partial then surgery may not be the best | | | | plenty of pain medications. |