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| There is nothing fun about being injured. Not only do | | | | Many torn rotator cuffs do require rotator cuff surgery. |
| we have to endure pain, but we're often faced with | | | | This is because, if left untreated, the condition could |
| the thought of staggering medical bills. Many of us just | | | | worsen over time. Not only would you begin to |
| pretend to ignore pain, hoping it will go away. If you | | | | experience more and more pain and discomfort. You |
| climbed out of bed and have been feeling constant | | | | could also end up suffering from arthritis. |
| shoulder pain, you may have sustained a rotator cuff | | | | It's important to realize that you can't diagnose yourself. |
| injury. The good news is that you don't necessarily | | | | A doctor can't even tell you if you'll need rotator cuff |
| need rotator cuff surgery. It just depends on the | | | | surgery merely by conducting a physical exam. If you |
| extent of your injuries. | | | | sustain a rotator cuff injury, your doctor will order an |
| If you're experiencing a great deal of pain in your | | | | anthrogram. This is a process where radioactive dye is |
| shoulder, it's likely that you've injured one of your four | | | | injected through the veins and flows through to highlight |
| shoulder muscles. You may know how this occurred. In | | | | the damaged areas of the shoulder, appearing on the |
| the case of athletes who throw balls every day, this | | | | X-ray. The doctor will then be able to determine if you |
| could be a problem that occurred over time. These | | | | have a true tear or not. |
| are called chronic injuries. It may, however be a one | | | | If you have sustained a serious tear, your doctor will |
| time incident such as falling or landing on your arm. | | | | probably advise rotator cuff surgery. If the word |
| These are called acute injuries. Whether chronic or | | | | surgery alone sends your mind whirling with panic, don't |
| acute, the Treatment depends on the seriousness of | | | | be alarmed. Rotator cuff surgery is usually an |
| the injury. The severity of your injury will dictate | | | | outpatient surgery. You probably won't even have to |
| whether or not you need rotator cuff surgery. | | | | spend the night in the hospital, and in many cases, this |
| Rotator cuff surgery is not the answer to rotator | | | | is performed under local anesthetic. This means that |
| cuffs that aren't torn. If you have sustained an injury | | | | you won't feel anything, but you won't be put to sleep |
| but not a tear, it is probably that your rotator cuff is | | | | either. |
| inflamed. This is called "impingement". The good news | | | | The very next day, you will begin exercises, and within |
| is that impingement does not require rotator cuff | | | | a few months you could be back to normal. Nobody |
| surgery or really any sort of treatment at all. It will | | | | wants to have surgery, but rotator cuff surgery really |
| basically get better on its own, although it may take a | | | | is a fairly straightforward procedure that can offer you |
| while. Your doctor can prescribe anti-inflammatory | | | | mobility and pain relief. |
| medications or muscle relaxers to help your journey to | | | | |