The rotator cuff is one of the most important parts of the upper limb. It is consisting of the four muscles that support the shoulder joint. The four muscles are named subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor. In the Pleasant Hill Chiropractic clinic, there is a special exercise to help people take care of their rotator cuff, perfect for athletes who need their muscle strengths.
Most of the rotator cuff injuries are sports related. But the most common cause of the injury is repetitive overuse of certain muscles. Sports such as swimming and volleyball have the highest risks of having an injury such as tendonosis or impingement of the rotator cuff. And the injury can also be divided into two types. The first one is called acute traumatic injury and the micro traumatic injury. Symptoms of the injury include weakness and limitation of motion of the affected area and of course it always comes in with pain. Most people suffering from traumatic injury would usually feel pain located either at the front, side or on top portions of the shoulder. This is one of the first questions which chiropractors would ask with their patient at Pleasant Hill Chiropractic clinic, if they feel any pain around or near that area.
A chronic inflammation of the rotator cuff includes a persistent and moderate pain around their shoulder doing activities. In some conditions, patients feel pain even at rest. It must be a rotator cuff tear when a patient feels pain even at rest. Symptoms of weakness and limitation in movement might be because of the pain from the condition or due to the tear on the rotator cuff. This can’t be left untreated for long to avoid any bigger problems.
There are drugless and surgery free treatments a patient can take if they are looking for a solution for rotator cuff injury. A surgery free treatment will be an advantage for the athlete who is concerned if they would still be able to play the same game if they have a surgery. The Pleasant Hill Chiropractic clinic’s chiropractors do believe that a person doesn’t have to undergo any form of surgery or take any drugs to get better because the body can heal itself.
The chiropractic treatment of the rotator cuff injury is basically aimed to control the pain the patient feels. Chiropractors use a targeted soft tissue therapy. Besides the treatment’s immediate effect with regular chiropractic check-up, patients can avail of its long term disease preventive benefits. And to assure that chiropractors know the exact injured area, some use MRI or X-rays. They even develop a special exercise to improve the patient’s muscle strength after the treatment session is over. The exercise tends to help in preventing re-injury to occur. It also helps strengthen the muscle to perform more activities. The Pleasant Hill Chiropractic clinic’s chiropractors make sure that all their patients who finish their treatment don’t have to return to the clinic for having the same condition again. They also believe that it is always very important to work on a little stretching to prevent any injury before an activity.
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