Operation Rehabilitation Ottawa: Find Relief With Physiotherapy
Millions of people experience pain due to Rotator Cuff Injury each year.
The rotator cuff consists of muscles and tendons which attach the upper arm to the shoulder blade. Sometimes it gets injured due to repetitive motion and results in consistent shoulder pain. Our expert physiotherapists and chiropractors in Ottawa can help you find relief.
Common Causes of Rotator Cuff Injuries in Ottawa
A rotator cuff tendon can be torn as a result of repetitive overhead motions performed in sports or professions. The patients might experience a dull ache deep in their shoulders, arm weakness, difficulty reaching behind their backs and disturbed sleep. Once your chiropractor and/ or physiotherapist find the underlying cause, they will devise an action plan for treatment.
Repetitive Motion
Overuse injury caused by repetitive overhead arm motions, such as carpentry or house painting, can harm the rotator cuff.
Bone Spurs
Sometimes, bony growths form on the top of the shoulder bone. These bone spurs keep rubbing against the tendon when you frequently lift your arm, causing a partial or complete tear.
Certain Sports
Rotator cuff injuries are common among people who frequently play sports like baseball, tennis and weightlifting.
Reduced Blood Flow
When you age, the blog flow to your muscles and tendons decreases. If blood doesn’t nourish the tendons, they can tear, leading to rotator cuff injury.
Family history
You might have a family history of shoulder problems or rotator cuff injuries.
Age
Age is one of the most important risk factors. Rotator cuff tears are common in people who are above 60 years of age.
Rotator Cuff Pain Solutions
Often a rotator cuff injury requires surgery. However, chiropractic care and physiotherapy should be considered primary treatments for this condition. After determining the cause, you may benefit from one or more treatment options offered at our clinic. We take a comprehensive approach to reduce your pain while reducing your risk of the pain recurring in the future. Our solutions to manage pain may include a combination of strategies and treatments.
This therapy uses acoustic waves that promote the repair and regeneration of tendons, bones, and various soft tissues throughout the body.
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This therapy uses acoustic waves that promote the repair and regeneration of tendons, bones, and various soft tissues throughout the body.
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You might not think about how often you move your arms and legs until they start to give you pain. Your arms and legs are the most mobile joints in the body and are subject to a wide range of injuries and conditions.
- Our treatment plans are based on evidence-informed studies, and our diagnoses are accurate due to our thorough medical examination. Accurate diagnoses, when communicated early, always yield faster recovery and better prognosis.
- We recommend chiropractic care when you are faced with a new head and neck trauma since acute injuries respond faster with hands-on manual care. Chronic injuries often require physiotherapy to recorrect abnormal patterns.
- Target the pain first with chiropractic and then minimize the risk for future re-injury and correct underlying abnormal movement patterns through physiotherapy care.
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Rotator Cuff Injury Ottawa FAQs
The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint and help to stabilize and move the arm. The two types of rotator cuff injury are:
- Partial tear: Too much stress can cause partial tears in the rotator cuff tendon. The tendon of the rotator cuff is damaged but not completely severed. This condition causes pain and inflammation.
- Complete tear: In this type, the soft tissue is torn into two separate pieces. The tendons also break away from the humerus. A complete tear makes it impossible to move the arm in a normal range of motion. When tendons are injured, or inflamed, severe pain in rotator cuff muscles can make you feel weak.
You must not reach above or behind you after a rotator cuff injury. If you had surgery, it is important to keep your arm close to your side at all times. After rotator cuff surgery, you must not lie on the operated side for at least six weeks. Some other future shoulder problems which can worsen the movement of the shoulder joint and cause wear and tear of shoulder muscles include 1. Frozen shoulder 2. Impingement. Rotator cuff tendonitis is the inflammation of one of the rotator cuff tendons.
A surgical repair should take place after six weeks of rotator cuff injury. If surgical repair is delayed further, there is a risk of atrophy of muscles and tendons.
It depends a lot on the type of job you do. If you have a desk job, you should be able to return to work 6 to 8 weeks after the surgery. If you can work with one arm in a sling, you should be able to return to work sooner.
If you are suffering from rotator cuff tendonitis or even a small tear, you should rest for about two to four weeks before returning to work. In severe cases, you might have to wait for even a few months before you start physical therapy.
A physiotherapist can try to fix a rotator cuff injury through activity modification, electrotherapies and the use of soft tissue treatment such as massage and stretching and a series of specific, progressive strengthening exercises. Strengthening exercises are aimed at improving the strength and control of your rotator cuff and shoulder blade muscles. If you are looking for physiotherapy in Ottawa, our experts at Kent Chiro-Med in downtown Ottawa can help. Find shoulder pain relief today.
Your physiotherapist can also recommend gentle manual therapy to restore joint movement, ease soft tissue restrictions, and promote circulation. Specific therapeutic exercises regain strength and the correct sequence of muscle activation around the shoulder joint.