Rotator Cuff Tears: The Impact of Early Detection and Therapy
By Ellie Lois
Rotator cuff tears can be quite painful or just a plain nuisance. Most people do not even know they have one. During autopsies, it was shown that seventy percent of people over the age of 80 had one. And at least 30 percent of those under 70. The older a person becomes the more worn out things become. A person could push, pull, or stretch up too high for example. It can be disabling if not treated at all.
But rotator tears are not just from old age! You can get them at any age.
Rotator cuff injuries may be caused by having a fall or perhaps a vehicular accident. Football players engage in an accident-prone game, thus, ending up, injuring their rotator cuffs. Playing golf, as cool as it seems to be can also cause such tear. Having a rotator cuff teat does not just happen when you have these accidents. In fact, I had a rotator cuff injury when a friend of mine just pulled me abruptly.
There are common symptoms to point to a rotator cuff tear. One basic sign is when you can't stretch your arm over your head or when you can't even pull your arm to your shirt sleeve. When it gets excruciatingly painful while sleeping, pay attention to these signs. When that part of the shoulder seems to cause throbbing pain that stretches down to the elbow and it constantly affects you, no doubt, you have a rotator cuff tear. Correct the problem before it is too late because believe me, I was lucky, I got it attended to right away.
The only way to treat a rotator cuff tear is through physical therapy. After meeting up with the therapist, I have learned "do-it-yourself" exercises that prove helpful. However, you can have lots of information and techniques available, whichever you opt to have.
The best advice I can give is to seek medical help. Various clinical tests like MRI, Arthrogram or diagnostic arthroscopy can help detect a rotator cuff injury. In the course of the physical exam, the doctor usually checks the shoulder by moving it. The doctor also checks on the range of motion to find out the extent of the injury whether it is pinched, just a minor tear or a complete tear.
Early detection of rotator cuff injury can facilitate early treatment. If not checked sooner, a rotator cuff injury may become serious. To treat serious and full cuff tears, surgery is vital and physical therapy follows.
But rotator tears are not just from old age! You can get them at any age.
Rotator cuff injuries may be caused by having a fall or perhaps a vehicular accident. Football players engage in an accident-prone game, thus, ending up, injuring their rotator cuffs. Playing golf, as cool as it seems to be can also cause such tear. Having a rotator cuff teat does not just happen when you have these accidents. In fact, I had a rotator cuff injury when a friend of mine just pulled me abruptly.
There are common symptoms to point to a rotator cuff tear. One basic sign is when you can't stretch your arm over your head or when you can't even pull your arm to your shirt sleeve. When it gets excruciatingly painful while sleeping, pay attention to these signs. When that part of the shoulder seems to cause throbbing pain that stretches down to the elbow and it constantly affects you, no doubt, you have a rotator cuff tear. Correct the problem before it is too late because believe me, I was lucky, I got it attended to right away.
The only way to treat a rotator cuff tear is through physical therapy. After meeting up with the therapist, I have learned "do-it-yourself" exercises that prove helpful. However, you can have lots of information and techniques available, whichever you opt to have.
The best advice I can give is to seek medical help. Various clinical tests like MRI, Arthrogram or diagnostic arthroscopy can help detect a rotator cuff injury. In the course of the physical exam, the doctor usually checks the shoulder by moving it. The doctor also checks on the range of motion to find out the extent of the injury whether it is pinched, just a minor tear or a complete tear.
Early detection of rotator cuff injury can facilitate early treatment. If not checked sooner, a rotator cuff injury may become serious. To treat serious and full cuff tears, surgery is vital and physical therapy follows.
By Ellie Lois
Rotator cuff tears can be quite painful or just a plain nuisance. Most people do not even know they have one. During autopsies, it was shown that seventy percent of people over the age of 80 had one. And at least 30 percent of those under 70. The older a person becomes the more worn out things become. A person could push, pull, or stretch up too high for example. It can be disabling if not treated at all.
But rotator tears are not just from old age! You can get them at any age.
Rotator cuff injuries may be caused by having a fall or perhaps a vehicular accident. Football players engage in an accident-prone game, thus, ending up, injuring their rotator cuffs. Playing golf, as cool as it seems to be can also cause such tear. Having a rotator cuff teat does not just happen when you have these accidents. In fact, I had a rotator cuff injury when a friend of mine just pulled me abruptly.
There are common symptoms to point to a rotator cuff tear. One basic sign is when you can't stretch your arm over your head or when you can't even pull your arm to your shirt sleeve. When it gets excruciatingly painful while sleeping, pay attention to these signs. When that part of the shoulder seems to cause throbbing pain that stretches down to the elbow and it constantly affects you, no doubt, you have a rotator cuff tear. Correct the problem before it is too late because believe me, I was lucky, I got it attended to right away.
The only way to treat a rotator cuff tear is through physical therapy. After meeting up with the therapist, I have learned "do-it-yourself" exercises that prove helpful. However, you can have lots of information and techniques available, whichever you opt to have.
The best advice I can give is to seek medical help. Various clinical tests like MRI, Arthrogram or diagnostic arthroscopy can help detect a rotator cuff injury. In the course of the physical exam, the doctor usually checks the shoulder by moving it. The doctor also checks on the range of motion to find out the extent of the injury whether it is pinched, just a minor tear or a complete tear.
Early detection of rotator cuff injury can facilitate early treatment. If not checked sooner, a rotator cuff injury may become serious. To treat serious and full cuff tears, surgery is vital and physical therapy follows.
But rotator tears are not just from old age! You can get them at any age.
Rotator cuff injuries may be caused by having a fall or perhaps a vehicular accident. Football players engage in an accident-prone game, thus, ending up, injuring their rotator cuffs. Playing golf, as cool as it seems to be can also cause such tear. Having a rotator cuff teat does not just happen when you have these accidents. In fact, I had a rotator cuff injury when a friend of mine just pulled me abruptly.
There are common symptoms to point to a rotator cuff tear. One basic sign is when you can't stretch your arm over your head or when you can't even pull your arm to your shirt sleeve. When it gets excruciatingly painful while sleeping, pay attention to these signs. When that part of the shoulder seems to cause throbbing pain that stretches down to the elbow and it constantly affects you, no doubt, you have a rotator cuff tear. Correct the problem before it is too late because believe me, I was lucky, I got it attended to right away.
The only way to treat a rotator cuff tear is through physical therapy. After meeting up with the therapist, I have learned "do-it-yourself" exercises that prove helpful. However, you can have lots of information and techniques available, whichever you opt to have.
The best advice I can give is to seek medical help. Various clinical tests like MRI, Arthrogram or diagnostic arthroscopy can help detect a rotator cuff injury. In the course of the physical exam, the doctor usually checks the shoulder by moving it. The doctor also checks on the range of motion to find out the extent of the injury whether it is pinched, just a minor tear or a complete tear.
Early detection of rotator cuff injury can facilitate early treatment. If not checked sooner, a rotator cuff injury may become serious. To treat serious and full cuff tears, surgery is vital and physical therapy follows.
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