| The most effective rotator cuff injury rehabilitation is | | | | shoulder movements. |
| one employing a set of external and internal rotation | | | | Following an injury, the rehabilitation program starts with |
| exercises to recover, strengthen and heal the cuff | | | | a passive phase performed by the therapists so as to |
| muscles and tendons. The four muscles making up the | | | | avoid damage to the cuff tendons. When the time is |
| rotator cuff are called Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, | | | | right, an active phase by the person affected is |
| Teres Minor and Subscapularis. These muscles work | | | | initiated, which consist of rotational movements |
| in synchrony to stabilize the humeral head, the top of | | | | performed without resistance, which means just |
| the arm bone, into the Glenoid socket, which is an open | | | | moving the arm. |
| concavity in the shoulder blade. | | | | Next, when the cuff is ready, a strengthening phase |
| The socket is very open to allow great range of | | | | starts with light resistance applied in the form of rubber |
| motion, but because the arm bone could easily get | | | | bands or light weights. The fourth and final phase is |
| loose or dislocated at any movement, evolution has | | | | geared towards full rehabilitation and strengthening with |
| devised the rotator cuff, a complex set up of muscles | | | | progressive resistance and it can last few months. It |
| and tendons surrounding the shoulder joint in order to | | | | can be a more or less long process, depending on |
| keep the arm stable into the shoulder socket, | | | | severity of injury or post surgery needs, however the |
| regardless of movement. This remarkable system | | | | reward will be a fully functional rotator cuff that will |
| works fine most of the time, but if injury occurs it | | | | withstand daily activities as well as sports. |
| usually takes a long time to heal due to its own | | | | A rotator cuff injury rehabilitation program is so |
| complexity. | | | | effective that could be used as a complementary |
| Common injuries include tears or dislocations, while | | | | program for strengthening the cuff even without injury, |
| common disorders by over use or repetitive motions | | | | but in order to prevent one from occurring. It is a fact |
| include Tendonitis, Bursitis, Impingement Syndrome and | | | | that tears afflict especially young people involved in |
| Frozen Shoulder. For any shoulder injury the most | | | | high repetition movement sports such as tennis, |
| common remedy is the prescription of anti | | | | baseball, golf, bodybuilding and so on. These sports |
| inflammatories. Other remedies include also ice packs | | | | require the performers to stress to the limit the rotator |
| for Tendonitis, Bursitis and Impingement, and hot packs | | | | cuff in the most awkward positions. But while the |
| and ultrasound for Frozen Shoulder, not to mention | | | | Deltoid and Trapezius may be well trained and |
| manipulation and surgery. | | | | equipped to withstand such efforts, the rotator cuff is |
| For tears and dislocations, the therapist usually | | | | overwhelmed and injury occurs. |
| prescribes a period of rest with anti inflammatories to | | | | As for the common disorders mentioned above, they |
| ease the pain and give time to the shoulder to recover | | | | normally affect people over 40, but they are also |
| enough to undergo a rotator cuff injury rehabilitation | | | | triggered by repetitive motions and other reasons such |
| program. Physical therapy is the best and most | | | | as diabetes or being over weight, though not |
| effective solution to reduce recovery times for a torn | | | | necessarily so. These disorders also greatly benefit |
| or dislocated shoulder cuff, strengthening it, reducing | | | | from a rehabilitation program for the rotator cuff, |
| inflammation and setting up a solid foundation for all | | | | cutting down recovery times drastically. |