Partial Rotator Cuff Tear

Rotator cuff is a group of muscles and muscle tendons that keep the shoulder and arms together. Rotator cuff tears are common in athletes, workers, and aged people that make frequent use of the arms and the shoulders. A rotator cuff tear is actually the tear of the rotator cuff tendon.

When the tear is not severe and isn’t spread over the entire tendon it’s termed as partial rotator cuff tear. This is opposed to full thickness rotator cuff tear where the tear is pronounced and is treated with surgery… Read more

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Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation

Any injured person would love to be back into action as early as possible. After rotator cuff injury people would like to get back in to the thick of things at the earliest. Athletes will be keener on doing this as their careers are very short. Rotator cuff rehabilitation speeds up the recovery time of persons having rotator cuff injury.

Rotator cuff rehabilitation will aim at increasing flexibility and achieve pain free range of motions through exercises and additional cares. It may be used to strengthen the muscles of the shoulders, upper back, and upper arms… Read more

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Rotator Cuff Muscle

Rotator cuff muscle is an important part of the body and it is located on the shoulder. The rotator cuff muscle is a group of four muscles that surround the shoulder and help in making arm and shoulder movements.

The rotator cuff tendon covers the head of the humerus. The rotator cuff muscle helps in holding the humerus from popping out. The four muscles that form the rotator cuff muscle are: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis… Read more

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