Shoulder Injury – Physical Therapy LIVE EVERY DAY

The Shoulder

 

Your shoulder joints are of the most moveable joints in your body. Therefore, it’s not surprising that the shoulder joint can also be one of the most unstable & often injured regions of the human body. In fact, shoulder injuries are among the most common injuries reported in emergency rooms, doctor offices, as well as work place injuries each year.

What Causes Shoulder Pain?

Your shoulder pain may be caused by an acute injury (e.g. a fall), a degenerative process, or by the injury of the soft tissue structures that surround the joint (e.g. rotator cuff tendons, bursa, ligaments).

You are most at risk for shoulder pain if you:

Play sports that require overhead motions (e.g. baseball, softball and tennis)
Perform physical jobs that require repetitive shoulder motions
Are over 40 years of age

Common Shoulder Conditions

How does LIVE EVERY DAY address shoulder injuries?…Our wonderful highly skilled Physical Therapists will develop a customized treatment plan to relieve your shoulder pain and restore joint mobility. The most common shoulder injuries that are effectively treated with physical therapy are:

Rotator Cuff Tears
Cartilage Tears
Frozen Shoulder
Instability of the Shoulder Joint
Osteoarthritis
Shoulder Replacement
Bursitis
Labrum Tears

Treatment Options

Our team of Physical Therapists treat patients using evidence-based treatment techniques that speed recovery time while reducing the risk of recurrence of shoulder pain:

Manual therapy to decrease pain, increase range of motion, and improve function
Therapeutic exercises to stretch and strengthen shoulder and scapular muscles that will decrease shoulder stress and improve function of the shoulder complex
Functional exercises that are tailored to your activity level
Self-management education to reduce chance of recurrence

Rotator Cuff Therapy

The Rotator Cuff

The rotator cuff is made up of the muscles and tendons of the shoulder which connect the upper arm (humerus) with the shoulder blade (scapula). They also help to stabilize the ball of the humerus firmly in the shoulder socket.

What Causes Rotator Cuff Pain?

Rotator cuff injury includes any type of irritation or damage to your rotator cuff musculature or tendons. Injury to the rotator cuff may be caused by trauma (such as a fall), lifting and repetitive arm activities, particularly those done overhead.

You are most at risk for rotator cuff pain if you:

Are over age 40
Participate in a sport or work activity requiring repetitive motions (such as pitchers, swimmers, painters and construction workers)
Have poor posture
Have fallen on your arm
Perform heavy lifting (especially overhead)

Common Rotator Cuff Conditions:

Our Physical Therapists will develop a customized treatment plan to relieve your rotator cuff pain and restore joint mobility. The most common rotator cuff injuries that are effectively treated with physical therapy are:

Tendinitis/Tendinosis
Bursitis
Strains
Rotator Cuff Tears (Complete or Partial)

Treatment Options

Our team of Physical Therapists treats patients using evidence-based treatment techniques that speed recovery time while reducing the risk of recurrence of shoulder pain:

Manual therapy to decrease pain, increase range of motion, and improve function
Therapeutic exercises to stretch and strengthen shoulder and scapular muscles that will decrease shoulder stress and improve function of the shoulder complex
Functional exercises that are tailored to your activity level
Self-management education to reduce chance of recurrence

Common Rotator Cuff Surgeries

Some rotator cuff injuries do not respond to physical therapy alone. In these instances, surgery is required and physical therapy is a follow-up treatment strategy. The most common surgeries following rotator cuff injuries are:

Rotator Cuff Repair (open, mini-open or arthroscopic repair)
Partial Shoulder Replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
Total Shoulder Replacement (arthroplasty)

Matt Calendrillo PT, BOCOP
Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Board Certified Orthotist/Prosthetist, founder
LIVE EVERY DAY
A Physical Therapy, Orthotics, Prosthetics Co.
138 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06089
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A full complement of private outpatient services with clinical excellence in orthopedics & neuromuscular re-education throughout the entire age spectrum. Our care is uncompromised. Our results surround a patient-first model: always one-to-one treatments with personalized goals, and a full systematic approach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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