Rotator Cuff Physiotherapy
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Rotator Cuff Tear Or Strain?
The rotator cuff are shoulder muscles comprising of four small muscles which originate from the shoulder blade and attach onto the tip of the shoulder. These muscles can be overstressed with upper body deconditioning and muscles imbalances.
Our modern lifestyle creates a lot of muscle imbalances in our body. For example, our sedentary lifestyle will lead to deconditioning of our upper body and arms strength. Stressing a weaken rotator cuff will eventually lead to a rotator cuff injury.
Many gym-goers get rotator cuff injury due to improper training.
For instance, focusing on strengthening the chest muscles without adequate stretching will lead to muscle imbalances that stresses the rotator cuff muscles, leading to injury.
Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
Physiotherapists are experts in diagnosing and managing shoulder pain, whether it is from sports injury or daily repetitive overuse. Manual therapy is a good way of releasing the tension in the overworked muscles and provide instant pain relief. However, without identifying the underlying muscle imbalances and posture issues, the pain would recur sooner or later. As part of BMJ physiotherapy session, we will also address the underlying causes by prescribing specific stretching and strengthening exercises.
Depending on the severity of the rotator cuff injury, it will take 4 to 6 weeks for this injury to heal. At times, severe injury will lead to a rotator cuff tear which may warrant a surgery.
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