| A physical therapy program of rotator cuff exercises | | | | disorder takes its name: Impingement Syndrome. |
| is the best shoulder impingement treatment for a fast | | | | To go back to treatments then, apart from anti |
| and effective recovery. Normally, a shoulder | | | | inflammatories, ice packs are also popular, as cold |
| impingement is treated with prescription and over the | | | | tends to reduce inflammation. Cold and anti |
| counter anti inflammatories. This is because the | | | | inflammatories certainly help soothing pain and |
| Impingement Syndrome is the net result of the | | | | inflammation, but have also limitations. Drugs in |
| inflammation of 2 distinct areas within the rotator cuff | | | | particular carry side effects and are expensive on the |
| set up, the rotator cuff tendons on one hand and the | | | | long run, without really tackling the problem at root level. |
| bursa on the other. | | | | A shoulder impingement treatment based on physical |
| When the tendons become inflamed due to over use | | | | therapy can on the contrary produce fast and lasting |
| or repetitive motions, we have a Tendonitis. Because | | | | results both for the rotator cuff recovery and the |
| inflammations can spread to adjacent areas, the bursa | | | | elimination of pain and discomfort. A program of few |
| can also become inflamed. The bursa is a sack over | | | | key exercises for the rotator cuff can restore the cuff |
| which the cuff tendons slide to prevent them from | | | | tendons and muscles to health and strengthen the |
| rubbing against the shoulder joint bones. Once the | | | | rotator cuff as a whole, eliminating poor posture and |
| bursa is inflamed we have a Bursitis. | | | | reducing inflammation naturally. |
| In many instances Bursitis and Tendonitis occur at the | | | | A strong rotator cuff will be more prone to self healing |
| same time, being just 2 different inflammations of 2 | | | | than a weakened one addicted to drugs and anti |
| adjacent areas. When they do occur together, the sub | | | | inflammatories. Tendonitis, Bursitis and Impingement |
| acromial space within the shoulder joint becomes | | | | Syndrome can go on for months and months, |
| restricted by the swelling of the tendons and the bursa. | | | | sometimes few years, leaving the sufferer quality of |
| Further movements exacerbate the problem, leading | | | | life tangibly reduced. However, a shoulder impingement |
| to a self fueling condition and increasing inflammation. | | | | treatment based on physical therapy can cut down |
| Over head movements, though not impossible like in a | | | | recovery times to weeks, rather then months or years, |
| Frozen Shoulder, become difficult and accompanied by | | | | permanently. |
| the typical clicking or pinching feeling from which the | | | | |