Monthly archives: May, 2019

The thing about rotator cuff tears is that they don’t have to necessarily get healed for the symptoms to disappear, they may just enlarge or stabilize in size. Most often in the case of rotator cuff tears there may not even be any shoulder pain. There are about 25 different functional diagnostic tests that can be applied to either directly prove a rotator cuff injury or these tests could help to rule out similar injuries like nerve impingement or torn labrum. Two such commonly employed shoulder tests to diagnose a torn rotator cuff is the Drop Arm Test and the ...

If your shoulder pain is one that often strikes at night robbing you off your sleep then this could be because of some serious underlying condition. Such shoulder pain that can come from 11 pm to 3 am can be so excruciating and keep you from sleeping. If this is a phenomenon that repeats itself for many continuous nights then it is important to find the root cause rather than taking it lightly. As sleep involves little or no movement in one position for several hours then this could mean extra pressure on the tendons and bursa of the shoulder ...

When it comes to treating shoulder injuries, diagnosing the actual problem is key to the getting the condition treated. There are numerous clinical tests to ascertain a shoulder problem. The general treatment of shoulder injuries includes an assessment of strength, range of motion, impingement and instability and this is the reason why finding the root cause goes a long way. The commonly seen signs and symptoms of different shoulder injuries are often so similar so specific tests can be greatly helpful. There are at least 25 different such tests when it comes to diagnosing Rotator cuff problems. Jobe’s test or ...

The role of the rotator cuff is to stabilize the ball and socket of the shoulder joint and this gets done with the help of a group of four muscles – the Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and the subscapularis. When there is a tear in the body or tendon of any one of these muscles then this could lead to a rotator cuff tear. In fact, the injuries to the rotator cuff happens to be the most common among shoulder injuries. The symptoms of a torn rotator cuff muscle can be different based on which muscle is injured and how ...

Shoulders become unstable because of two major reasons. First reason is due to structural causes and the second cause is because of the development of unbalanced muscle recruitment around the shoulder. When the head of the upper arm bone is forced out of the shoulder socket following a sudden injury or from overuse a shoulder instability can occur. The basic forms of shoulder instability are subluxations and dislocations. A subluxation is a partial or incomplete dislocation whereas a dislocation is when the head of the arm bone slips out of the shoulder socket. When there is a possibility for chronic ...

The normal function of your shoulder can be disrupted because of many things and since most shoulder conditions seemingly have similar symptoms it is important to get an accurate diagnosis from a specialist. A variety of specialized shoulder tests can be employed by the doctor to find out if the patient is suffering from shoulder instability. Special tests are required to determine the precise cause of pain, whether it is a muscle or tendon problem, a joint impingement, or shoulder instability. The aim of these tests is to help with the diagnostic process and to decide on an effective treatment ...