Rotator Cuff

Being one of the most complex body joints, the shoulder is by nature susceptible to injury from time to time. Shoulder pain is dreadful because we use our shoulders for so much without even realizing it. A family member of ours injured their shoulder a while ago, and almost immediately he began to suffer from excruciating never-ending shoulder pain.

Fortunately, he and his family didn’t give up.Not being happy to live with shoulder pain forever, he did a lot of research to solve the problem. On the internet, in libraries, talking to doctors, physical therapists, athletes, professional trainers and anyone else who knew anything about shoulder injuries, and all of them listed one thing as their top tip for treating shoulder pain effectively.

That important thing is: physiotherapy. Unfortunately, a professional physiotherapist is expensive and could charge $100 or more per hour for treatment sessions, but it’s possible to learn a good deal of these techniques and give yourself the treatment at home instead. Here’s a couple of exercises that you can easily learn to do at home.

1. Stretch your shoulder regularly. Easy, basic stretches help to loosen the shoulder joint, prevent it from becoming stiff, it also calms any swelling, as well as improves mobility and flexibility, and ultimately – relieves your shoulder pain.

2. Exercise your shoulder to strengthen and restore damaged muscles and tendons in the joint, which will reduce and eradicate shoulder pain because when the injury is healed, there’s no damage for the pain to come from. No injury = therefore no symptoms = and no pain

Don’t forget to use the ice on your shoulder, wrapping it into a towel and rubbing the painful area gently for 15 minutes or so. This has two effects – first it cools the shoulder and numbs any pain you might be feeling, without needing to take potentially harmful drugs. Second, ice reduces swelling, which in turn reduces pain and helps the body do it’s job of healing any damage.

There are a number of good methods to use to beat shoulder pain using unique stretches and exercises. If you are serious about bettering your shoulder health, ending pain and preventing a future potential shoulder injury, read this book to learn about rotator cuff home therapy exercising using techniques that our family found to work in beating shoulder pain.