Avoiding painful movements and heavy lifting will help the pain diminish. Over-the-counter pain medications and ice may also provide relief.

If you have surgery, the return to strenuous activities may not occur until four months after surgery. Full return to activity may not occur until 9 -12 months after surgery.

Not all rotator cuff tears require surgery. Schedule a physical therapy evaluation to learn the safest and most effective treatment options to manage your rotator cuff tear naturally without surgical intervention.

The rotator cuff is made up of the muscles and tendons of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.

The goals of physical therapy treatment for a rotator cuff injury are to reduce pain, increase range of motion, increase strength, and regain the functional ability. The goals are achieved through manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, therapeutic exercise, strengthening, and modalities…

Rotator cuff tears can go undetected and be asymptomatic, with no pain or limitation. Partial tears and those rotator cuff tears that are not due to trauma can be treated effectively with non-surgical intervention such as physical therapy.

Rotator cuff injuries can produce deep dull aches in the involved shoulder. Sometimes this pain goes down the outside of the upper arm to the elbow. Reaching overhead and behind your back can increase the pain. In advanced cases, you…