Affecting millions of people worldwide, the Rotator Cuff Problem is a common condition and is a cause of pain in the shoulder.
A rotator cuff injury denotes an injury which can include a tear in any part of the rotator cuff complex. A tear usually occurs from repetitive strain or trauma, muscle imbalance.
But before, we get into the depth of rotator cuff tear, let us have a quick peek at what rotator cuff is.
A rotator cuff is a tissue present in your shoulder area, which is primarily responsible for fitting the head of the upper arm bone into the socket of your shoulder. Therefore, it provides stability to your upper arm and helps its movement.
When the shoulder is repetitively overused, there are chances of the rotator cuff wearing down and as a result of it, getting torn. This condition is what we call a Rotatory Cuff Tear.
What Exactly Does A Physiotherapist Do?
Since it is the job of the rotator cuff to keep the upper arm in place, the symptoms of rotator cuff injury include pain in the shoulder, weakness in the muscle, pain and instability and joint stiffness.
Our body has an excellent tendency of repairing its tissues and muscles over time by regeneration of cells. The duration, however, is not only long but also painful, and therefore, we require treatment to speed it up or to help us deal with the pain.
There are treatments attending to this purpose that can assist in the healing process and in this blog we are going to be talking about a specific one which is physiotherapy.
