Treating a rotator cuff injury

godfather25 | Mar 11, 2010 |

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Dealing with a rotator cuff injury can be painful and unpleasant. Treating a rotator cuff injury requires proper rest, following prescribed treatments from your doctor, and using some home remedies to help relieve pain. Suffering from any type of shoulder injury can make it difficult get through the day. Your shoulder stiffen ups especially when sleeping. Sleeping causes even more pain and discomfort. A rotator cuff tear happens to a lot of athletes, but it can happen with the use of any activity. Like lifting, or throwing, or any other activity revolving movement of the rotator cuff. The muscles and bones in your shoulder makes up the rotator cuff. Treating a rotator cuff requires allowing the muscles and bones to heal in your shoulder. Lack of mobility and use of that shoulder is required so the rotator cuff can heal. An increase of wear and tear on the rotator cuff can result into long-term, and serious health conditions.

A rotator cuff injury can sometimes just heal on its own. If it's rotator cuff tendonitis, usually rest of that shoulder and lack of activity is all that's needed for treating a rotator cuff injury. Sometimes just simple rotator cuff exercises help rehab the shoulder, once the pain symptoms start to reduce. Rotator cuff symptoms are weakness in the shoulder, pain, lack of motion in the rotator cuff. Pain when lifting your arm above your head are symptoms of rotator cuff injuries. If you're unable to move your arm, then you should definitely make an appointment to see a doctor. Extreme torn injuries might require surgery on a torn rotator cuff.

There are numerous different home remedies that help in treating rotator cuff injuries naturally. Prescribed pain medications aren't the only course of treatment in treating pain. To help treat pain symptoms naturally, you should use ice packs. Ice packs help reduce inflammation and numbs any pain symptoms that you're feeling. You can apply heat packs as well to the shoulder, to help loosen the muscles up. You should apply ice packs to your shoulder a for about 30 minutes, multiple times a day until pain symptoms aren't so tense.

If you're able to move your shoulder, you should try some shoulder exercises. If the shoulder pain is too intense, continue to nurture the should with pain relieving medications, ice, and other remedies first. You don't need to do any exercises that require lifting, basically just stretching the muscles and bones in your shoulder can help loosen muscles. You can try moving your shoulder in a circular motion. Also massage the shoulder as well. In severe injury cases, physical therapy might be required in treating rotator cuff injuries. Discuss with your doctor about specific rotator cuff exercises to use. You don't want the shoulder to stiffen up, so exercise is important.

Some herbal pain remedies can be useful in treating pain. You can apply essential oils, like tea tree oil for example to the shoulder. Tea tree oil should be diluted, but can reduce inflammation. Those who have allergies should be careful, since essential oils might cause a bad skin reaction. You can also take the herbal Indian spice called turmeric. Taking turmeric capsules will assist in reducing the pain you're feeling. Discuss with your doctor, if you're taking any prescribed medications.

Sleeping on a rotator cuff injury is really difficult. When I had my torn rotator cuff injury that was the hardest part for me. You should sleep on your back, not your stomach. Sleeping on your stomach is not only more painful, but you can re-injure rotator cuff. Sleep on your back, and put a pillow underneath your injured shoulder. That way you provide the shoulder with cushion, and your body weight won't be directed on the torn rotator cuff.