Rotator cuff pain is a common issue that many people experience. This pain often indicates injured or inflamed tendons in the rotator cuff and can limit range of motion or cause painful movement patterns.
A Group of Four Muscles
The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis. These allow you to throw a ball, pick up your grocery bags and provide so much stability for the shoulder joint!
Causes
Pain can be caused by repetitive use, injury, or age related changes and is seen quite often in athletes 🏊♂️⚾
Treatment
Massage can help restore balance to these muscles and tendons to have them moving and gliding properly, giving you back your mobility and decreasing your pain!
Prevention
Proper stretching and a slowly graded strength training plan will help prevent against future tears or tendonitis in this area!