| A rotator cuff injury can be the result of different | | | | A Frozen Shoulder, also called Adhesive Capsulitis, is |
| factors, including accident or trauma, wear and tear or | | | | instead caused by scars of the capsule membrane |
| inflammation. When injured in a fall or while playing a | | | | covering the rotator cuff. These scars are called |
| sport, the most common outcome can be a torn | | | | Adhesions (thus the name), which eventually build up |
| rotator cuff, or a dislocated shoulder. Rest is then | | | | making the capsule thicker and harder, restricting |
| recommended in order to restore tendons functionality | | | | motion between the shoulder bones and limiting range |
| first, after which a period of rehabilitation should follow | | | | of motion as a consequence. |
| to regain mobility and strengthen the shoulder. | | | | To recover from these conditions and ailments, non |
| However, most of the time a rotator cuff injury can | | | | steroidal anti inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen are |
| occur spontaneously as a result of repetitive | | | | usually prescribed in order to reduce inflammation and |
| movements in a particular job. Other times not even | | | | pain to begin with. In more sever cases prescription |
| stressing motions are necessary for the onset of a | | | | drugs or cortisone injections may be administered, or |
| condition. A shoulder injury is more frequent in people | | | | even surgery or manipulation performed under general |
| over 40 but it can also strike at any age and gender | | | | anesthesia. As always drugs can only cure the |
| group. Some of the most common conditions are the | | | | symptoms, not the root cause of the problem. |
| Impingement Syndrome and the Frozen Shoulder. | | | | The best way to recover from a shoulder injury is |
| The Impingement Syndrome takes its name from the | | | | through a professional rotator cuff rehabilitation |
| pinching, snapping feeling associated with shoulder | | | | program. This can greatly reduce recovering times to |
| movement, whereas the Bursa and the Tendons of | | | | few weeks rather than many months, sometimes few |
| the Rotator Cuff become inflamed, thus restricting | | | | years. This should not come as a surprise because the |
| space between in the shoulder joint. The narrow | | | | rotator cuff is by far the most complicated joint of the |
| space generates a self fueling condition of high friction | | | | human body and it is standard ware for it to take |
| and wear and tear in the area, leading in turn to more | | | | months or years to heal naturally, depending on gravity. |
| inflammation, pain and pinching. | | | | |