What Shoulder Physical Therapy Exercise Works Best On a Rotator Cuff Problem?
If you start researching rotator cuff problems on the internet there is a huge amount of information some of which is somewhat confusing. Should you exercise or not, if so what is the best kind of shoulder physical therapy exercise. Having suffered a partial tear of my rotator cuff and a subsequent shoulder impingement I feel well qualified by experience to answer this question. Firstly, do not make the mistake that I did and try to work through your problems. The rotator cuff is one set of muscles that will definitely not benefit from exercise when they are injured. Rest is essential if you are going to stand any chance of repairing your rotator cuff without resorting to surgery. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that has two main functions. They help to hold the shoulder in place when we move and they also help with rotational movement of the arm. These are relatively small muscles but don’t let their size lead you into thinking that they can’t cause major problems. A rotator cu