Shoulder pain can significantly impact your daily life, limiting your ability to perform simple tasks or engage in activities you enjoy. Often, the culprit behind this discomfort is a rotator cuff injury. Is rotator cuff repair right for you? The rotator cuff is made up of a group of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder
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The Importance of Early Intervention in Rotator Cuff Tears
Whether it’s reaching for a book on a high shelf or just getting dressed in the morning, the mobility and strength provided by a healthy rotator cuff are crucial. Unfortunately, a rotator cuff tear can impact these simple daily activities. Prompt and proactive intervention can alleviate the impact of the injury and prevent it from
read more »Managing Pain After Rotator Cuff Repair: Tips and Medications
Rotator cuff repairs are a common orthopedic surgery to repair the tendons located in the shoulder. While the recovery time can vary, one factor remains constant: pain. Managing pain after a rotator cuff repair can be daunting, but with the right tools and knowledge, it can be made more bearable. Let’s talk about rotator cuff
read more »The Role of the Rotator Cuff: Understanding Shoulder Function
Our shoulder, a ball and socket joint, is the most mobile joint in our body. This mobility allows us to perform many tasks, such as throwing a ball, lifting weights, and even combing our hair. The shoulder joint has a complicated structure that can be compromised by various injuries and conditions. One such essential structure
read more »Common Shoulder Conditions Requiring Surgery: From Rotator Cuff Tears to Frozen Shoulder
The shoulder joint is complex with a remarkable range of motion, making it susceptible to various injuries. These injuries or health conditions can affect any shoulder structure, including bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. While several minor injuries or conditions of these shoulder structures respond well to conservative treatments like medications, physical therapy, and cortisone shots,
read more »Preventing Rotator Cuff Injuries: Shoulder Strengthening and Conditioning
The rotator cuff is the four muscles of the shoulder joint attached to the bones of the shoulder joint. Any misuse or overuse of the shoulder joint can injure the rotator cuff, causing extreme pain, shoulder weakness, and loss of range of motion of the shoulder joint. People who play baseball or tennis and whose
read more »Rotator Repair: A Beginner’s Guide
Rotator repair is a surgical procedure in which torn rotator cuff is reattached to the head of the humerus (upper arm bone). Rotator cuff tears are very common and can occur in people of all ages. Some are good candidates for rotator repair, while others find relief in alternative treatments. In this beginner’s guide, we
read more »How to Prepare for Rotator Cuff Surgery
If you have been diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear and conservative treatments have failed to provide adequate pain relief, you may consider rotator cuff repair surgery. Rotator cuff repair is a surgical procedure that involves reconnecting the torn tendon parts to eliminate pain and restore shoulder mobility. While you may think that all you
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A rotator cuff tendon can tear as a result of an acute injury such as a fall or heavy lifting, or from normal age-related wear and tear. A torn rotator cuff does not heal on its own without surgery but many cases (8 out of 10) that involve partial tendon tear get better with nonsurgical
read more »The Role of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Restoring Shoulder Function
Shoulder injuries are all too common, especially in athletes, and can significantly impact shoulder function. A rotator cuff tear is one of the most common shoulder injuries in which a set of small muscles that come together as a tendon to form a covering around the humerus head and allow the upper arm to rotate
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