How To Treat A Rotator Cuff Tear

Practice Daily Shoulder Stretching and Strengthening Exercises

When an individual suffers from a rotator cuff tear, it's important they don't exercise too strenuously while the tear is healing itself. However, they might want to practice daily shoulder stretching and strengthening exercises to help improve the motion and strength of their shoulder and the muscles within. These exercises should be very simple and non-strenuous ones that don't place too much pressure on the shoulder. When individuals suffer from a rotator cuff tear, they won't be able to move their shoulder properly without experiencing sharp pain. Since they automatically won't move their shoulder much following the injury, it's very easy for the shoulder to become rigid in the weeks and months following the injury, which limits motion. By performing gentle stretches each day, patients will be able to restore movement to the shoulder. Strengthening exercises like inward rotation and outward rotation exercises should increase the strength of the patient's shoulder muscles and reduce the possibility of another rotator cuff tear in the future.

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