Question 1

how can you treat a rotator cuff injury?

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It depend: If there is tear or no tear in it, most of the time if you have no tear we treat with medication and physical therapy and injections, if torn most likely need surgery.

Question 2

how do you identify a rotator cuff injury?

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Strength Testing: There are a series of  tests a doctor can use to determine which, if any, of the rotator cuff's have been injured. In most of these tests, the physician will ask you to hold your arm out in various positions and ask you to hold it up against resistence. Pain, or inability to hold up the arm may be an indication of injury. Also, an MRI can help determine injury as well.

Question 3

is a rotator cuff injury a serious injury?

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Yes: At your age, a rotator cuff tear would be a very serious injury. It is extremely rare for a 31 year old to have a rotator cuff tear. A strain of the rotator cuff, however, usually resolve on their own without too much worry or too much long term difficulties. If may be time to see your friendly neighborhood orthopedic surgeon!

Question 4

how to recover from a rotator cuff injury?

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Rest and exercise: As long as it is not torn, a cuff sprain/strain resolves with rest for a couple of days with the use of anti inflammatory meds, followed by gradual exercises involving rotation of the shoulder (look up codmans exercises, which are pendulum exercises for the shoulder). Perform slowly, as pain resolves, can add light weights while performing them to strengthen rtc muscles.

Question 5

anyone know what is a rotator cuff injury?

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An injury: To one of the four muscle and/or tendons that make up the rotator cuff.  The rotator cuff is important for shoulder functions like lifting the arm over your head or rotating it. Thanks!

Question 6

how to tell if i have a rotator cuff injury?

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Let me explain: Pain in the shoulder and the upper arm, limitation of the range of motion of the shoulder in certain directions and sometime weakness of the arm.

Question 7

how can i avoid a repeat  rotator cuff injury?

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Be smart & lucky: While there are some variables that you have the ability to control (such as how you lift, what activities you participate in, etc), there are some variables that you cannot easily control. This includes normal aging of the tendon and genetics.

Question 8

how to know if i have a rotator cuff injury/tear?

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Rotator cuff tears: are common in people older than 50 -60.  If you have a history of trauma, Weakness in your shoulder and pain, especially night pain then odds are you have a rotator cuff tear.  Evaluation by an orthopedist or sports medicine doc will confirm the diagnosis typically by exam and MRI. Surgery is the primary treatment of Rotator Cuff tears .

Question 9

how long would a rotator cuff injury take to heal?

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6-12 wks if healable: Minor or partial rotator cuff tears are usually allowed to heal via nonoperative means initially. Physical therpay, appropriate rest, then strengthening or titrated to the needs of each patient and their particular cuff tear. I healing does not work by 6-12 weeks, the tear may well need surgical intervention.

Question 10

what are the milder symptoms of a minor rotator cuff injury?

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Pain, weakness, etc: Rotator cuff disorders (tears, strains, contusions, impingements, tendonopathies/tendonitis, etc) cause activity related shoulder pain. Pain is often worse when lifting or rotating the arm away from the body or with overhead activities including throwing. Pain can occur at rest, particularly at night. Other symptoms include weakness, loss of motion, noise/crepitus. Throwers lose velocity+location.

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