Rotator Cuff Injury Symptoms & Treatment

Rotator Cuff Injury

Image of the anatomy of the shoulder, including the 2 joints that comprise the rotator cuff

The anatomy of the shoulder, including the 2 joints that comprise the rotator cuff (click to enlarge)

A rotator cuff injury involves damage to the group of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder joint (known as the rotator cuff). These muscles and tendons surround the shoulder joint. They perform the important role of securing the head of your upper arm bone in the shallow shoulder socket. A torn rotator cuff involves tearing or other damage to the rotator cuff muscles and tendons. It causes dull aching in the region of the shoulder joint.

A rotator cuff injury can result from a sudden significant event that damages the shoulder. However, in other cases it develops from gradual wear and tear of the tendons and muscles comprising the rotator cuff. If you play a sport or have a job that involves repetitively using your arm over the shoulder or lifting objects over your shoulder, this can aggravate or damage the rotator cuff tendons.

Risk factors for a rotator cuff injury include:

Age – the injury is more frequent among people over the age of 60;
Employment in jobs like carpentry or construction, in which you use your arm extensively in overhead actions like hammering or painting;
Family history – if you have close relatives with the condition, you may be more at risk of developing it yourself.

Symptoms Of A Rotator Cuff Injury

Symptoms of this condition include:

A dull aching deep in the shoulder joint;
Weakness in the affected arm and inability to bear weight on it;
Difficulty performing reaching movements such as when combing your hair or putting a shirt on.

Treatment

To treat your rotator cuff injury, your doctor will usually prescribe rest for the joint. A should brace such as one of those below can take the pressure off the joint and allow the rotator cuff tendons and muscles to heal naturally.

In addition, there are shoulder strengthening exercises that a physiotherapist can suggest to reduce the risk of recurrence.

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Arm Sling
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The LP Arm Sling supports the weight of an injured arm on the back and shoulder. It has an adjustable Velcro closure for accurate height modification and a specially designed netted material to prevent heat retention.

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Arm Sling
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The Mueller Sports Medicine Arm Sling comes equipped with an adjustable and padded shoulder strap for maximum comfort and offers arm support to restrict movement and promote rapid healing.

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EASYFIT Kinesiology Tape
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The Mueller Sports Medicine EASYfit® Kinesiology Tape applications are designed to be simple to use and will quickly relieve your aching muscles/tendons, ligament strains and other overuse injuries. Three (3) applications in each package for the knee, shoulder, foot/arch, calf/ankle/neck and waist/back applications. Six (6) applications in each package for the X & Y pattern applications.

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Kinesiology Tape – 30m Continuous Roll
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The Mueller Sports Medicine Kinesiology Tape – 30m Continuous Roll features Mueller’s revolutionary wave adhesive pattern for effective rehabilitation of sore, weak or damaged muscles or joints.

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Kinesiology Tape – 5m Continuous Roll
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Mueller Sports Medicine Kinesiology Tape – 5m Continuous Roll is a great choice for rapid rehabilitation for your sore, weak or injured muscles and joints. With its revolutionary wave pattern adhesive, it will lift your skin as you move to optimize your circulation and promote early recovery to full health. You cn wear it for up to 5 days at a time. Made from pure high grade cotton. Latex free, highly elastic and breathable in order to perform its “lifting” function more effectively.

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Kinesiology Tape – I-Strip Roll
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The Mueller Sports Medicine Kinesiology Tape – I-Strip Roll will help you to treat ligament and other soft tissue injuries as well as repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel.

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Pre-Cut Application
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Use Kinesio Pre-Cut Application tapes to relieve pain in your foot, back, shoulder, wrist, neck or back. It is also useful for treatment of various injuries. As the pieces are pre-cut, you do not need to cut them before putting them on, which simplifies application.

This is thin and highly elastic tape that can stretch to up to 140% of its original length. If you apply it while it is stretched, the recoil will create a pulling force on the skin. This force will expand the space between the skin and the tissues underneath. The result will be improved circulation of blood and other fluids through the site of your pain. The tape is also latex free.

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Shoulder Pulley
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The DynaPro Shoulder Pulley can help you exercise to rehabilitate your shoulder from bursitis, an injured rotator cuff or other causes of shoulder pain.

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Tex Classic
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Kinesio Tex Classic successfully treats a variety of orthopaedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions. It provides fast and effective pain relief and support for muscle aches and pains and directly targets the fascia (skin layers) and muscle tissue to treat the cause of muscle inflammation and pain.

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