Everything That You Need To Know About Rotator Cuff Tear

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Everything That You Need To Know About Rotator
Cuff Tear
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An Overview

• Rotator cuff tear makes it very difficult to move
  or lift your arm. In fact, you may experience
  shoulder pain along with arm weakness. Usually,
  this problem occurs in old age. However, some
  other causes of rotator cuff tear are bone spurs,
  decreased blood flow, overuse, an accident, and
  more.
• Well, pain relievers, rest, and physical therapy
  can help you treat rotator cuff tear. In some
  cases, surgery is required to reattach a torn
  rotator cuff. AOSM has the best shoulder surgeons
  in Delhi that provide treatment for rotator cuff
  injuries.

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Types of Rotator Cuff Tear

• Rotator cuff tear is broadly classified into two
  main categories
• Partial In this condition is tendon is little
  attached to the arm bone.
• Complete In this condition, the rotator cuff
  completely separates from the bone.

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Symptoms of Rotator Cuff Tear

• Popping or clicking sounds while moving your arm
• Arm or shoulder weakness
• Severe shoulder pain
• Difficulty in lifting arm
• Facing trouble in reaching behind the back

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Who Is at Risk For Rotator Cuff Injuries?

• Clearly, rotator cuff injuries can be
  degenerative and acute as well. In many cases,
  acute injuries develop from one specific incident
  like falling, lifting heavy objects, and more. On
  the other hand, degenerative injuries develop due
  to long-term overuse.
• Basketball players, tennis players, athletes,
  wrestlers, rowers, painters, carpenters, and
  people more than 40 years are more prone to
  rotator cuff injuries.

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Treatments for A Rotator Cuff Injury

• Frankly, treatment depends on the condition of
  the patient.
• Some treatment options are
• Physical Therapy
• Hot Cold Compression
• Anti-Inflammatory Medications
• Exercises
• Surgery

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