The rotator cuff is the special group of muscles and tendons that work with the shoulder capsule, which comprises the ligaments that hold the upper arm bone in the shoulder socket. The rotator cuff can suffer many tiny tears or one large tear, and treatment for this includes rest, ice, anti-inflammatory medication, and physical therapy. If you have relatively minor damage to your rotator cuff, you may only need physical therapy rather than surgery. In a study published in the Journal of ... [Read More]
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Shoulder Tendonitis: Causes and Treatment
Tendons are thick fibers that connect your muscles to your bones. When a tendon becomes irritated or inflamed, it is called tendonitis – which causes pain, stiffness, and swelling adjacent to a joint. This condition can occur in any of your joints, but one of the most commonly affected areas is the shoulder. If you have shoulder tendonitis, you may have trouble raising or lifting your arm. It may even hurt to lie down on the inflamed shoulder. Let’s talk about the causes of shoulder ... [Read More]
What Can Physical Therapy Do for Me?
Illness, injury, recovering from surgery, and other physical challenges may limit your ability to move in certain ways. You may need assistance from a physical therapist (PT) to help you in rehabilitation and in regaining full use of your body. These therapists also show athletes how to strengthen key areas of their body and how to prevent getting injured. Physical therapists therefore play a significant role in promoting physical health and fitness for people of all ages. Let’s talk about ... [Read More]
Physical Therapy After Shoulder Surgery
Doctors typically recommend physical therapy as a key part of a patient’s recovery after surgery. If you have recently had shoulder surgery, physical therapy can help you maximize the results of your operation and get your shoulder working again. Physical therapy is a health profession that helps treat mild or chronic pain, mobility, and impairments resulting from injury or illness – including cardiovascular, endocrinological, musculoskeletal, neurological, or respiratory illness. Likewise, ... [Read More]
Treatments for Tendonitis with Physical Therapy
Tendons are strong, fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone. This connective tissue is therefore critical to a bone’s ability to move – and when a tendon becomes inflamed or irritated, this is called tendonitis. Anyone can be affected by the condition, but people who are over the age of 40 are more susceptible to developing tendonitis particularly in the elbow, thumb, hip, knee, shoulder, or Achilles tendon. Structural abnormalities, such as joints or bones that don’t match in ... [Read More]
