| The rotator cuff is made up of 4 separate muscles | | | | attention in order to help get their shoulder and arm |
| and a series of tendons that are found in the shoulder | | | | movement back to where it should be. |
| area, originating with the wing bone and forming one | | | | When a person gets checked for a rotator cuff injury |
| tendon group. Their primary purpose is to help with the | | | | the doctor will many times immobilize the arm in order |
| lifting and rotating of the arm as well as protecting the | | | | to allow the rotator cuff to heal. Then they will institute |
| arm socket at the shoulder. Injury to the rotator cuff is | | | | a series of exercises for rotator cuff injury that the |
| either sudden, as is the case in a shoulder break or | | | | person may do with a physical therapist, or perhaps |
| injury, or it can come on over a period of time, such as | | | | they may be able to do them at home. The exercises |
| happens when a person has a repetitive stress injury. | | | | will generally consist with lifting light weights in a twisting |
| This type of injury will show signs of pain for some | | | | or lifting motion while in various positions. The muscles |
| time, but can be treated at first with over the counter | | | | of the rotator cuff can be targeted in this fashion in |
| medications. It is common in older adults, over the age | | | | order to help to strengthen and heal the muscles, and |
| of 45 that use repetitive motion at work, especially | | | | to get the person back or close to their original |
| lifting heavy objects over their head. Eventually it may | | | | strength and abilities quickly. |
| get bad enough that the person will seek medical | | | | |