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Physical Therapy for Rotator Cuff Impingement: What to Expect

A rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that stabilize the shoulder and help move the arm. Tissue in this part of the body can become impinged or pinched. Unfortunately, this injury can cause ...
The Mercury

Mending Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Injuries through Physical Therapy

Each year over four million people in the United States seek medical attention for shoulder complaints including tendonitis, bursitis, impingement, rotator cuff partial thickness tears, and rotator ...
WebMD

Do I Need Physical Therapy for a Rotator Cuff Tear?

The rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles in your shoulder. They form a “cuff” over the top end of your arm. It helps you lift and rotate your arm. And it keeps the shoulder steady as your ...
NJ.com

Physical therapy integral to shoulder injury recovery

As any Mets or Yankees fan knows, baseball season is back, with all the high hopes that go with early spring. Unfortunately, one of New York's brightest young players from last season won't be back ...
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From Pain to Strength: How Physical Therapy Restores Rotator Cuff Tears

From Pain to Strength: How Physical Therapy Restores Rotator Cuff Tears: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Rotator cuff tears are a frequent cause of shoulder pain, affecting countless individuals each year.
AOL

A Physical Therapist Shares 4 Rotator Cuff Exercises for Better Movement

IF YOU'VE EVER felt a pinch of pain in the shoulder when you reach for something above your head, you know how vital proper function of the joint is for your everyday life. Once you hit the gym, ...
News24

Physical therapy as effective as shots for shoulder pain

For relief of shoulder pain, physical therapy and steroid shots provide similar results, a new study finds. Researchers compared the two nonsurgical approaches in a group of 100-plus adults suffering ...
The Mercury

Physical Therapy and the Shoulder Joint Replacement: Returning to the highest level of function

Shoulder replacement surgeries have dramatically increased in number over the past few decades. There are nearly 53,000 shoulder replacement surgeries performed in the United States annually. Over the ...
Men's Health

A Physical Therapist Shares 4 Exercises to Help Your Rotator Cuff

IF YOU'VE EVER felt a pinch of pain in the shoulder when you reach for something above your head, you know how vital proper function of the joint is for your everyday life. Once you hit the gym, ...
Healthline

Common Types of Shoulder Surgery

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...
Healthline

How Does a Reverse Shoulder Replacement Work?

Painful shoulder conditions, such as shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff tears, are common. Treatments such as medications, physical therapy, and steroid injections can help, but sometimes surgical ...