ROTATOR CUFF TENDINITIS
ROTATOR CUFF TENDINITISHome ExercisesSIDELYING INTERNAL ROTATION STRETCH - IR SLEEPER STRETCHStart by lying on your side with the affected arm on the bottom.Your affected arm should be bent at the elbow and forearmpointed upwards towards the ceiling as shown.Next, use yourunaffected arm to gently draw your affected forearm towardsthe table or bed for an inward stretch.Hold, relax and repeat.Repeat 3 TimesHold 30 SecondsPerform 1 Times a DayPOSTERIOR CAPSULE (Golfer Stretch)Lie on your back.Pull involved elbow across your body until a gentle stretch is felt.Always keep wrist above the elbow.Repeat 3 TimesHold 30 SecondsComplete 1 SetPerform 1 Times a DayPECTORALIS DOORWAY STRETCH - LOWWhile standing in a doorway, place your arm downward on thedoor frame and lean in until a stretch is felt along the front ofyour chest and/or shoulder. Your arm should be pointeddownward towards the floor along the door frame.NOTE: Your legs should control how much you stretch bybending or straightening your knee through the doorway.Repeat 3 TimesHold 30 SecondsComplete 1 SetPerform 1 Times a Day1
DOORWAY STRETCHWhile standing in a doorway, place your arms up on the doorjam and place one foot forward through the doorway as shown.Next, bend the front knee until a stretch is felt along the front ofyour chest and/or shoulders. Your upper arms should behorizontal to the ground and forearms should lie up alongthe door frame.NOTE: Your legs should control how much you stretch bybending or straightening your knee through the doorway.Repeat 3 TimesHold 30 SecondsComplete 1 SetPerform 1 Times a DayINFERIOR CAPSULE STRETCHSlide elbow up length of the wall until you feel a good stretch ofthe shoulder capsule.Repeat 3 TimesHold 30 SecondsPerform 1 Times a DayPRONE ROWSLying face down with your elbows straight, slowly raise yourarms upward while bending your elbows.Repeat 10 TimesHold 1 SecondComplete 3 SetsPerform 1 Times a Day2
PRONE EXTENSIONLying face down with your elbows straight, slowly raise yourarms upward while keeping your elbows straight.Repeat 10 TimesHold 1 SecondComplete 3 SetsPerform 1 Times a DayPRONE T - PALM DOWNLie face down with your elbow straight and arm dangling downtowards the floor. Next, set your scapula by retracting it towardsyour spine and downward towards your feet. Then, slowly raiseyour arm keeping your elbow straight the entire time as shown.Your palm should be directed downward as your arm raises.Repeat 10 TimesHold 1 SecondComplete 3 SetsPerform 1 Times a DayAROM SIDELYING ABDUCTIONWhile lying on your side and arm at your side, slowly raise upthe arm towards overhead and away from your side.Repeat 10 TimesHold 1 SecondComplete 3 SetsPerform 1 Times a Day3oahct.com
SIDELYING EXTERNAL ROTATION WITH TOWEL - ERLie on your side with your elbow bent to 90 degrees.Place a rolled up towel between your arm and the side yourbody as shown.Squeeze your shoulder blade back and down toward yourbuttocks and hold that position.Next, roll your arm upwards from your stomach area towardsthe ceiling while maintaining your arm against the towel andwith your shoulder blade held down and back the entire time.Lower your arm and repeat.Repeat 10 TimesHold 1 SecondComplete 3 SetsPerform 1 Times a DaySCAPULAR PROTRACTION - FREE WEIGHT - SERRATUS PUNCHESLie on your back holding a small free weight or soup can withyour arm extended out in front of your body and towards theceiling. While keeping your elbow straight, protract yourshoulders forward towards the ceiling and then lower backdown in a control motion.Do not allow your shoulder to raise towards your ears.Keep your elbow straight the entire time.Repeat 10 TimesHold 1 SecondComplete 3 SetsPerform 1 Times a Day4
SHOULDER - ISOMETRIC EXTERAL ROTATIONGently press your hand into a wall using the back side of yourhand. Maintain a bent elbow the entire time.Repeat 10 TimesHold 10 SecondsComplete 1 SetsPerform 1 Times a DaySHOULDER - ISOMETRIC INTERNAL ROTATIONGently press your hand into a wall using the palm side of yourhand. Maintain a bent elbow the entire time.Repeat 10 TimesHold 10 SecondsComplete 1 SetsPerform 1 Times a DaySHOULDER - ISOMETRIC ABDUCTIONGently push your elbow out to the side into a wall with yourelbow bent.Repeat 10 TimesHold 10 SecondsComplete 1 SetPerform 1 Times a Day5oahct.com
ROTATOR CUFF TENDINITIS Home Exercises. 2 DOORWAY STRETCH While standing in a doorway, place your arms up on the door jam and place one foot forward through the doorway as shown. Next, bend th
demonstrate weakness or pain with tests of the rotator cuff. If a rotator cuff tear is suspected, we will next order an MRI. Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the gold standard for diagnosing rotator cuff tears, pre-operatively. These images will demonstrate tears of the rotator cuff. Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears:
Rotator cuff tears are very common. Trauma, such as falls, lifting, and pulling forcefully can also cause a rotator cuff tear. When this happens, it is called an acute tear. Although the rotator cuff can be damaged from a single trau-matic injury, damage to the rotator cuff usually occurs gradually. Age can be
rotator cuff tendons also undergo some degeneration with age. This process alone can lead to rotator cuff tears in older patients. Patients over 50 years of age are more susceptible to sustaining a significant rotator cuff tear from trauma. Rotator cuff tears can be classified in various ways. The first classification is a partial thickness or .
First we recommend you read a Patient Guide to Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and also a Patient Guide to Partial Rotator Cuff Tears which have a lot of important information about your rotator cuff. Those two guides will help you understand the language used to discuss your rotator cuff such as “tendinosis,” “partial tear” and “full tear.”
(Left) The same rotator cuff tear, as seen from above the tendon. (Right) The rotator cuff tendon has been re-attached to the greater tuberosity of the humeral head with sutures. Rotator Cuff Tears: Surgical Treatment Options - OrthoInfo - AAOS 6/14/19, 2:10 PM
rotator cuff tear JAMA. Rational clinical exam: Does this patient have rotator cuff disease? Aug 2013. Pain & Strength test: Subscapularis internal rotation lag test aka lift off [JAMA. Rational clinical exam: Does this patient have rotator cuff disease? Aug 2013. Positive LR 5.6 for full thickness rotator cuff tear. Negative LR 0.04.
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