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Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Related Injuries The Rotator Cuff Rotator Cuff Anatomy Symptoms of Rotator Cuff Injury Types of Rotator Cuff Injury Diagnosing Rotator Cuff Injury Treating Rotator Cuff Injury Surgical Treatments Preventing Rotator Cuff Injury Rotator Cuff Tendon Injuries Tendon Strain Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Rotator Cuff Tendonitis Calcific Tendonitis Rotator Cuff Tendinosis Tendon Tear (Rupture) Related Muscle & Tendon Injuries Impingement Syndrome Shoulder Instability Biceps Tenosynovitis Pectoralis Muscle Strain Shoulder Bursitis Subacromial Bursitis Shoulder Tears SLAP Tear Supraspinatus Tear Supraspinatus Tendon Tear More Rotator Cuff Facts: The rotator cuff is a shallow ’ball-and-socket’ joint where the humerus (upper arm) meets the scapula (shoulder blade). 2-5% of the population will experience Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder), most for no apparent reason. Women and diabetics are common sufferers of Frozen Shoulder. Circulatory Boost can greatly reduce the time it takes to move through the 3 stages of Frozen Shoulder. Rotator cuff tears occur most frequently in men, ages 40-50, who do manual overhead work. The most common tendon torn in the rotator cuff is the supraspinatus tendon. A complete tear of the supraspinatus tendon will limit your ability to lift your arm at your side (abduct). A Look Into Causation, Prevention and Possible Treatment Options for the Rotator Cuff Conservative Treatment Options for Rotator Cuff Tears and other Soft Tissue Injuries of the Shoulder Joint A Large Number of Our Clients Have: Experienced an Accelerated Rate of Recovery from Soft Tissue Shoulder Injuries Decreased Inflammation in their Shoulder quickly. Decreased Their Pain Quickly and Significantly Increased the Range of Motion (ROM) in their Shoulder joint (reduction of atrophy) Decreased the Incidence of Overcompensation Injuries Decreased their Chance of Re-Injury due to Increased ROM and enhanced Blood Flow. Decreased their Chance of Re-Injury by Learning About What Caused the Injury in the First Place. ...they simply decided to try our conservative home treatment recommendations and committed themselves to a daily treatment protocol. Before YOU decide on a treatment path, an understanding on the three major stages of the healing process is critical . With the right knowledge and the right treatment options, you can accelerate your recovery without the fear of re-injury or setbacks (which unfortunately, happens to many people - we will explain why further down the page). Step 1: Reduce The Initial Inflammation Inflammation is the body’s natural response to an immediate shoulder injury and is a normal part of the healing process - helping to reduce tissue infection in the early stages of injury. Swelling, pain, heat sensation, redness, and loss of function are the main symptoms experienced. For certain soft tissue injuries of the shoulder, there may be no other option than surgery. As an example, if you have a full tear (often termed as "avulsion") of a ligament, tendon or muscle - attachment surgery will be required to sew them back together; in some cases, graft surgery (moving soft tissue from one site to another) is utilized when reattachment success is improbable. The overwhelming majority of soft tissue injuries of the shoulder, however, are not surgically necessary and in such cases your physician will almost certainly recommend conservative treatments options. The combination of rest, elevation, topical pain relief cream and the use of a Cold Compress or Ice Pack (when there is swelling) is the gold standard in medicine for minimizing tissue damage and reducing inflammation after injury or activity. It serves as a critical bridge into the next phase of the healing process. There are certain cases where inflammation is very minor or even non-existent. This behavior is often found in tendinosis and osteoarthritis injuries. If there is no swelling, then there is little need for cold therapy - and as such, treatment should proceed directly to step 2. The combination of rest, topical pain relief cream and minor amounts of cold therapy is the gold standard in medicine for minimizing tissue damage and reducing inflammation after injury or activity. It serves as a critical bridge into the next phase of the healing process. Step 2: Enhance Blood Flow to the Injured Soft Tissue Tendons,ligaments, cartilage, and some muscle fibres are dense tissues. As a result, they naturally receive limited blood flow and this is precisely why injuries to these tissues take so long to heal. The challenge is, how do you effectively increase blood flow to these tissues? Rigorous exercise is out of the question as it will lead to further injury. Visits to the clinic are helpful, but that only happens a few times a week. ***It is through the blood the body carries the oxygen, nutrients and water that injured tissues rely on for recovery.. It is well known that increased blood flow helps your body accelerate the healing process. When you have a muscle, tendon, ligament or bursa injury, there is reduced blood flow to the injury site - inflammation and reduced movement (lack of activity or on-going immobility) will reduce the flow of blood - and if you think about it, this makes sense. If you are moving your injured shoulder, you run a risk of increasing the severity of the injury which is not good at all. If there has been some healing, you could re-injure this soft tissue all over again, quite possibly making it worse. This is why the Shoulder TShellz Wrap ® is such an important tool. The whole purpose of the wrap is to accelerate blood flow to soft tissue in the treatment area. The end result? You relax the blood vessels within soft tissues of the treatment area. The vessels will naturally expand and allow for more blood flow to reach the very tissues you are trying to heal. In addition, this process will help clear the area of toxins and excess fluid build up, thereby reducing inflammation. Step 3: Recognize That Healing is a Process ***With dedication, the right tools, and the right information - you will achieve your goal of a sustainable recovery. A combination approach of cold therapy, heat treatments, and functional movements will make it happen much more quickly. Healing takes a comprehensive approach and will differ from person to person. In our experience, soft tissue repair rates via conservative home treatment methods using a dedicated, comprehensive approach have surprised many of our clients, but will differ from person to person. In nearly all cases, however, it is very important to stop whatever you were doing that created the injury in the first place. If you have questions, we welcome you to call our office toll-free at 1-866-237-9608 (Continental US), or Internationally at +1-705-532-1671. What Exactly IS the Rotator Cuff? Most of you are reading this because you suspect you have a rotator cuff injury, or perhaps you have already received a confirmed diagnosis. Either way, you are most likely interested in learning; what are the steps I need to take to properly heal it ? We receive questions like this on a daily basis. The approach we take is based on years of experience and based on sound, scientific principles. We discuss these approaches in-depth further down the page and throughout the rest of the website. Before getting into that however, it is important to understand the characteristics of the rotator cuff and the role it plays within the shoulder. Though many people refer to the rotator cuff as a general area of the shoulder, your rotator cuff itself is a group of 4 tendons located at the top of your humerus . These tendons are called the subscapularis tendon, the supraspinatus tendon, and the teres minor tendon. These tendons come together to surround the front, back, and the top of the shoulder socket acting as a ’cuff’ to connect your humerus to the rotator cuff muscles. When you contract the attached muscles (subscapularis...