Keep reading to hear from physical therapists and trainers about what causes a rotator cuff to tear and how certain exercises can help you heal. What causes a rotator cuff tear? Torn rotator cuffs ...

With regard to the type of training that is most effective in strengthening the rotator cuff muscles, Brostrom et al 5 recommended “isolated” types of exercise, which better emphasise recruitment of ...

Another participant recounted that, having learned to use a computer mouse in their "good" hand, they have continued this even though, again after many months, their rotator cuff tear pain has ...

"Rotator cuff tears become increasingly common after 40 years of age ... Doorway chest stretch The goal of this exercise is to improve chest muscle flexibility in the pectoralis major and ...

Dr. Howard Luks didn’t think much about agility — the ability to move quickly while changing speed and direction — until movements that used to come easily became more chall ...

On average, about 50% of functional recovery can be expected three months after arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator ...

following an activity or after heating. Patient education, pain reduction, tendon load management (unloading and reloading) and re-injury prevention form the basis of symptomatic rotator cuff tendon ...

Instead of passive stretching, a more effective approach involves doing targeted mobility, strength and breathing exercises to ... of muscles like the rotator cuff, trapezius, serratus anterior ...