| Unfortunately the shoulder pain has not subsided on it's | | | | beneficial for speedy healing. |
| own. You discover that you have a rotator cuff injury. | | | | Proper rotator cuff exercises are carefully designed to |
| So what should you do? You may choose therapy | | | | mimic the way the shoulder joint moves, slowly healing |
| (includes rotator cuff stretches and exercises), surgery, | | | | the injury. Fortunately, good physical therapy programs |
| or perhaps both. Can your shoulder heal without | | | | are available that can get you on the road to recovery. |
| needing an operation? The bottom line is yes, it is | | | | Keep in mind that success in healing your shoulder |
| possible for your shoulder to heal naturally as long as | | | | depend largely on your self discipline and your |
| rotator rehab is done properly and consistently. Of | | | | willingness to stick with the program. Depending on the |
| course you'll need to consult with your doctor before | | | | severity of your injury, it could take many months or |
| making this decision. | | | | even a year to fully recover. Properly done rotator |
| Any rotator cuff rehab exercises must be done with | | | | cuff therapy has the potential to help you regain full |
| patience and care not to aggravate the delicate | | | | use of your shoulder. |
| muscles or else you may make the injury worse. | | | | When researching a rehabilitation program, be careful |
| Make sure that any therapy exercises are only done | | | | not to be tempted to start experimenting with random |
| with very low weights and higher reps. Each exercise | | | | rotator cuff stretches and exercises you read about. |
| should be performed with about 14-16 reps. As the | | | | The only way your shoulder will heal naturally is if you |
| shoulder gets stronger you can eventually progress to | | | | go about rehab in an intelligent way. A good program is |
| around 20 reps or so. | | | | one that is developed by someone who specializes in |
| A good rotator cuff rehabilitation program should | | | | rotator cuff injuries. You stand a much great chance |
| consist of both stretching and strengthening exercises. | | | | of successfully healing your shoulder if you follow and |
| The benefits of proper stretching include improved | | | | intelligent program designed by a specialist in these |
| circulation and increased mobility and range of motion. | | | | types of injuries and has a documented track record |
| Very little blood flow reaches the rotator cuff, so | | | | of success. |
| anything you can do to improve circulation is very | | | | |