Aug 14
This issue is close to my heart because as I wrote in the first post, I have a “small full thickness tear of the Supraspinatus” (I just quoted my ultrasound results). The tear is only 6.7 mm but it’s still very painful.
I wanted to know more details about my rotator cuff injury, so I gathered all the information I read about rotator cuff tear and I decided to write here briefly what is a rotator cuff tear and how it can be treated. …
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Aug 11
When I started the physiotherapy for me rotator cuff tear I used to enter to orthopedists forums and read what other people who suffer from rotator cuff injury ask, because I wanted to learn more about my problem.
I noticed that a lot of the questions were being asked in different variations, so I collected the questions I think are the most common and the most important ones.
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Aug 09
Today I completed 2 full weeks of the program.
I have to say that I’m really starting to feel some improvements, the pain is getting weaker and I feel I can move my shoulder better than before.
It’s still difficult for me to sleep on my right side at night, and sometimes I role over on this side in my sleep, and when I wake up it hurts a little bit. …
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Aug 05
As I read more and more about rotator cuff injuries I come across some very interesting facts about the shoulder and the rotator cuff, so I decided to gather them all in one post for you:
- Almost eight million people in the US will suffer from a shoulder injury this year and over half of them will be a direct result of injuring the rotator cuff
- About 6 million people in the U.S. seek medical care each year for shoulder problems …
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Aug 02
Okay, so the first week of the exercises for rotator cuff 6 weeks program is behind me.
First of all, people were looking at me all the time, because I actually printed the exercises and took them with me to the gym. It was embarrassing at first, but then they got used to it and some where even interested in what I was doing. …
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Jul 30
Today I want to write about rotator cuff injury types because, apparently, it’s very easy to injure one of the rotator cuff muscles or tendons, and a lot of people are not even aware of how easily it can happen.
A Rotator Cuff Injury Can Be Classified As
- Acute rotator cuff injury as a result of a sudden and powerful movement (this can include falling, paddling the kayak etc)
- Chronic rotator cuff injury as a result of an activity that aggravates the muscle …
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Jul 28
I’m sure that if you are reading my blog tight now, you are suffering from a rotator cuff injury and the doctor probably already explained to you briefly what the rotator cuff is.
Anyway, I want to share with you exactly what the rotator cuff is and how important its function is to our shoulder, for better understanding of the exercises for rotator cuff strengthening. …
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Jul 26
So today I’ve started the first week of the exercises for rotator cuff program. As I said, I’m going to do the exercises for rotator cuff 6 week’s program, and this time I’m not going to be lazy!
I’m going to complete the program all the way! …
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Jul 25
I went over The Ultimate Rotator Cuff Training Guide and I will write a few explanations with a brief overview of the most important issues I’m going to use during my 6 weeks exercises for rotator cuff program.
The Ultimate Rotator Cuff Training Guide
- Common exercise mistakes people usually do and explanations how to do them right. This information is really important because even good intention can lead to bad results and we don’t want this to happen. …
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Jul 23
This is my first post so I want to share with you how I got the idea to start a blog, and why the hell a 26 year old would want to talk about a health problem such as a rotator cuff injury.
About 8 months ago my friend convinced me to register to the gym with her. I’ve always liked sport, but I preferred going to aerobic classes instead. …
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