The rotator cuff is composed of 4 muscles around the shoulder blade. The supraspinatus is the most commonly injured muscle and is commonly injured from chronic abnormal use. Conservative care like treatment here is a great way to help the muscle heal and get is stronger and moving better in order to avoid worsening and recurring injuries.
There are a lot of factors that can how long it will take to get over any particular injury and this video touches on a few of those. The big ones that I like to bring up are previous injury and how long has the injury been around. For those with chronic injuries, it will take longer to heal because we are trying to get you to move away from your compensation patterns and move like you did prior to injuries. Knowing what to expect on healing time will not only help you get better today, but will help you when the injury likely returns.
Stretch in the opposite direction that you are in all day and strengthen the muscles that you do not hit in your everyday activity. Balance is the key with all these activities.
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