| A shoulder rehab program is mandatory after a | | | | affected to avoid pain, when in fact a professional |
| surgical operation or simply as a way to speed up | | | | shoulder rehab program consisting of several |
| recovery time for all the common shoulder ailments, | | | | stretching exercises would be advisable and greatly |
| such as Bursitis, Tendonitis, Impingement and Frozen | | | | beneficial. Natural healing times for a rotator cuff injury |
| Shoulder. Because of the complexity of the rotator | | | | can last from few months to even few years, leading |
| cuff, recovery times are usually a long, frustrating | | | | to a loss in quality of life. |
| business, more so than other joints. There are many | | | | Properly designed exercises for shoulder rehabilitation |
| parts involved in a shoulder joint that can go wrong. | | | | can cut down months or years to few weeks. It must |
| Here is a short summary: the 4 tendons of the rotator | | | | be noted that a DIY approach to self rehabilitation |
| cuff, a sack called Bursa over which the tendons slide | | | | taking information here and there will not lead to the |
| preventing wear and tear on the bones, a capsule | | | | best results and could even be counter productive. |
| protecting the whole rotator cuff. Furthermore you | | | | Only a specialist, like a therapist who has medical |
| have the top of the arm, the collar bone and the | | | | knowledge of the complexity of the shoulder joint and |
| shoulder blade as the 3 bones to which everything is | | | | its pathologies as well as experience on the field, can |
| attached. It is a complex structure that evolution has | | | | devise an effective program depending on your |
| devised to allow the greatest range of motion of all | | | | shoulder condition. |
| joints. While this complicated set up usually works fine, | | | | The key to shoulder rehab, apart from the exercises, |
| it is also more vulnerable to traumas or simply to wear | | | | is progression, commitment and regularity. The |
| and tear. | | | | exercises have to be performed frequently even at |
| The typical response of a person affected by any of | | | | home, not just when visiting the therapist. |
| the above ailments is to minimize the use of the arm | | | | |