| Tearing of the muscle tissues as well as over-straining | | | | If your rotator cuff has been damaged because of |
| of the shoulder can easily occur to anyone. This | | | | this, you will find that doing the slightest amount of lifting |
| normally happens when abrupt pressure or pulling is | | | | can be a huge effort. The strength of the arm and |
| placed upon the shoulder joint. This is more common | | | | shoulder is compromised in this case and if it's bad |
| among people who are not used to certain types of | | | | enough, you might not be able to lift your arm past a |
| shoulder motions or have weak muscles in that area. | | | | certain angle. |
| What are the symptoms of shoulder muscle strain? | | | | How Do You Treat A "Pulled" Shoulder? |
| First and most obvious, is the pain felt after injury has | | | | Some cases where bruising or swelling has occurred, |
| been sustained. The severity of the pain will be | | | | will require you to apply immediate ice compression |
| determined by how badly you have pulled your | | | | packs on the affected area. This will reduce the |
| shoulder. It can range anywhere between a sharp and | | | | swelling as much as possible and in turn, give you |
| acute type of pain to a mild tingling soreness of the | | | | some extra pain relief later on. Remember, just like any |
| joint. Even though you might be able to move your | | | | other sprained joint in the body, you need to keep the |
| shoulder and arm at this stage, the pain might be quite | | | | area immobile and rested, preferably in this case with |
| unbearable. If the injury sustained is bad, it can cause | | | | a shoulder sling or immobilizer. You can find these |
| immobility and set you back from doing your daily | | | | widely available at your local chemist. |
| tasks for many months. | | | | Avoid putting your shoulder under any further strain. If |
| Shoulder stiffness is also associated with this type of | | | | the pain is unbearable, get advise from your doctor. He |
| injury. When you pull a muscle, your body automatically | | | | or she may prescribe you with some pain killers that |
| reacts to it and the muscle fibres around your join start | | | | will help. Once the pain subsides, you will notice a |
| to contract, making it increasingly different for you to | | | | further stiffening of your shoulder joint and you might |
| move it. This is normal and it's a sign for you to rest | | | | require some rehabilitative exercises to bring your |
| the affected joint and not put any further strain on it. | | | | shoulder back to full strength. |