| A treatment for torn rotator cuff usually starts with a | | | | just the symptoms and do nothing to restore strength. |
| period of rest with the arm in a swing to give time to | | | | A tear possibly occurred because of an unbalance |
| the cuff sufficiently enough to start a rehabilitation | | | | between the rotator cuff weakness and the strong |
| program based on physical therapy. Anti | | | | deltoid and trapezius shoulder muscles. If the cuff was |
| inflammatories are prescribed at this stage to help | | | | strong enough to begin with, then a tear should never |
| relieve the pain. A tear can be the result of forceful | | | | have happened. A cuff program is often overlooked |
| repetitive movements and is quite common in young | | | | by sport people focusing in performance in their |
| adults paying baseball, golf, tennis, or simply abusing the | | | | chosen field. They stress the shoulder joint to the limit |
| shoulder joint performing gym shoulder exercises with | | | | focusing on the main shoulder muscles but forgetting |
| excessive weight and poor posture or execution. | | | | the 4 cuff muscles deep underneath. |
| A tear can be sudden and dramatic, or minimal and | | | | It is the rotator cuff that provides the foundation for all |
| subtle, showing with pain on the side of the shoulder | | | | shoulder movements, giving stability, keeping the arm |
| spreading down to the elbow, depending on severity. It | | | | steady into its shoulder socket and assisting all |
| commonly involves 1 muscle, not necessarily all 4 | | | | shoulder movements like a platform for diving or a |
| muscles that make up the rotator cuff and it shows | | | | launching pad for a rocket. If the platform or the pad |
| with a distinctive feeling of weakness while raising the | | | | are inadequate, then the diving and the take off will |
| arm upward, apart from pain. | | | | suffer as a result. |
| After a period of rest in a swing with anti | | | | It is natural then, that these very same strengthening |
| inflammatories and when the therapist sees it fit, then | | | | exercises can also work as a treatment for torn |
| the person affected can start a rehabilitation program. | | | | rotator cuff once the damage has been done. Though |
| Such treatment for a torn rotator cuff is by far the | | | | prevention is the best solution, remedy is at hand with |
| most effective because it focuses on strengthening | | | | a set of internal and external rotation exercises. These |
| the cuff muscles and tendons, restoring it to full | | | | will help strengthen the cuff itself and slash down |
| flexibility while reducing the inflammation naturally. Anti | | | | recovery times, getting rid of anti inflammatories and |
| inflammatories alone, while beneficial at first as a quick | | | | preventing future injuries. |
| fix to pain, are not a long term solution as they cure | | | | |