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If You've Got A Rotator Cuff Injury – Don't Be Concerned,The Solution Is Often Quick And Easy

By: Nick Bryant

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Shoulder injuries come in a variety of shapes and sizes. It is probably the most complex joint that we have and consequently is one of the easiest to start having problems with and one of the most common shoulder injuries is a rotator cuff injury. Nearly a third of us will suffer from a problem with small but vital group of muscles at some point in our lives.

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that help to hold the joint in place by helping to pull the rounded head of the arm into the socket of the shoulder formed by the end of the shoulder blade. These four muscles run over and around the shoulder joint forming a cuff of muscle, hence the name. Without these muscles it would be extremely easy to put your shoulder out of joint as the ball and socket joint is a very shallow joint to allow the wide range of movement that we enjoy.
If you damage the rotator cuff you can start to suffer from a wide range of symptoms. These include difficulty sleeping caused by pain when you lie down, discomfort we change our posture and these changes in posture can cause problems with one or both of our shoulders. One of the muscles of the cuff runs through a channel of bone at the top of the shoulder . This muscle can start to rub against the bone either because it has been injured and become inflamed or simply because we hold ourselves a bit differently as time goes by. The inflammation can lead to a shoulder impingement where the muscle is literally getting pinched by the bone. Ignore this at your peril because a shoulder impingement can become a partial or complete tear of the muscleif ignored. The latter will certainly require surgery.

The good news is that the vast majority of rotator cuff injuries can be fixed with rest and exercise. Rest first!

Sounds easy but you quickly|soon begin to} realise just how often you use your shoulder, so the most sensible advice is to avoid any movement that causes pain. The pain in a rotator cuff injury is a sign that damage is being done. Try anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen to reduce the swelling. Do not try to work through this type of injury as you can end up turning a simple problem into a major injury that will need surgery.

Once the pain and inflammation have subsided you can start gentle exercise aimed at building up muscle, gradually building up the frequency and amount of exercise until the shoulder is back to full, pain free, movement. Exercise for this sort of injury does not involve large weights or high resistance as that will tend to make you use the major muscles of the shoulder

Finally, don't stop the exercises once you are better. If you have suffered a shoulder injury once there is a fair chance that you can do it again so, seeing that prevention is better than cure, keep your shoulders in shape as you get older and keep up the exercises.

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If you found this article interesting check out my full story at www..myrotatorcuffcure.blogspot.com My name is Nick Bryant and I tore my rotator cuff lifting something that was too heavy. Despite being told that I would need surgery I have managed a full recovery with just exercise. Check out my story at www..myrotatorcuffcure.blogspot.com

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