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INJURY TITLE
| Rotator cuff tears |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| Exactly as is sounds. It is tearing of a portion of the rotator cuff away from the arm bone. It is usually trauma related (in athletes) but can also be related to age and degeneration of the tendon over time. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| Nearly always associated with pain on movement. There may or may not be previous history of shoulder injury. The injury itself is usually seen in older athletes due to degeneration occurring in the tendon. |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
| If the tear is small then conservative measure are plenty to ensure a good return to function. This would involve strengthening of the rotator cuff, and stretching major shoulder muscles (pecs and lats).
If the tear is large enough and loss of function is sufficient, then a surgical opinion could be required. |
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO x |
MEDIC x |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.