| Ouch! Shoulder cuff pain can really ruin your day. Our | | | | cuff. The rotator cuff is a complex set of muscles that |
| shoulders are involved in almost everyone of our daily | | | | holds our shoulders together. The work more-or-less |
| activities, from brushing our teeth, getting dressed, | | | | to the guy wires that hold up an antenna tower or tent |
| taking things off a shelf, or lifting up our children. If you | | | | pole. They pull in all directions at once, holding the |
| are living with shoulder cuff pain, you also know it can | | | | shoulder joint in place. If any of these muscles is |
| be difficult to get a good night's sleep. Even when we | | | | damaged or weakened, the whole shoulder system is |
| are not doing anything, just trying to sleep on our | | | | affected. |
| affected shoulder can be difficult. | | | | The key to preventing shoulder cuff pain is also the |
| If you are active in sports, a shoulder injury can really | | | | same as treating it. You need to follow a specially |
| ruin your game. Tennis, football, baseball, basketball, and | | | | designed program of targeted stretching and exercise. |
| swimmers are extremely vulnerable to shoulder and | | | | Physical therapists have been treating shoulder cuff |
| rotator cuff injuries. Basically, any sport that involves | | | | pain and rotator cuff injuries for years. While a physical |
| throwing, lifting, swinging, or repetitive circular overhead | | | | therapist can teach you exactly what you need to |
| movements is at risk. | | | | know and also monitor your progress, usually physical |
| Shoulder cuff pain is caused by injuries to the rotator | | | | therapy is cost and time prohibitive for most people. |