Rotator Cuff Tear

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The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surrounds the shoulder joint, keeping the humerus bone within the ball and socket of the shoulder. A rotator cuff tear is an injury that can cause a dull ache in the shoulder, which often worsens when trying to overuse the muscles. Rotator cuff injuries often occurs in people who repeatedly perform motions that included using the arm above their heads. They can get these injuries in their jobs, or sports, also the rotator cuff injury also increases with age. People who have rotator cuff tear can recover with physical therapy exercises that improves flexibility and strength of the muscles surround the shoulder joints, including the muscles that were injured. Some severe rotator cuff injuries, involving complete tears of the muscle or tendon may require surgical repairs.
Rotator cuff tears increase with aging and more that half of individuals in their 80’s have rotator cuff tear. Depending of the thickness of the rotator cuff tear, progresses and enlarges with time.
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Using your arm to break a fall, falling on your arm can cause a bruise or tear a tendon or muscle near the shoulder. When you lift an object that is too heavy for your body, or when carrying an object improperly especially when you put it over your head can strain or tear the tendons or muscles in your shoulder. Repetitive stress is when you stress your rotator cuff muscles and tendons causing inflammation and with time tearing. Bone spurs is an overgrowth of the bone that can occur on a part of the shoulder blade that grows along the rotator cuff. This extra bone can irritate and damage the

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