| A shoulder injury can have different origins, but it | | | | more severe cases. |
| always affects the rotator cuff, albeit in different | | | | If anything fails, surgery may be performed, or |
| ways. An injury can be caused by a trauma such as | | | | manipulation under general anesthesia for a Frozen |
| a fall, or by a forceful repetitive motion, such as that | | | | Shoulder. These are extreme solutions though and, |
| of the tennis player. A rotator cuff tear or a torn | | | | though effective, should be taken as a last resort. In |
| rotator cuff may then ensue, which requires | | | | fact it is very much possible to avoid relying on anti |
| adequate rest followed by a professionally designed | | | | inflammatory drugs for months and months or even |
| rehabilitation program. | | | | surgery by following a proper shoulder injury |
| Not everyone is a tennis player or a sport man, and | | | | rehabilitation program that can cut down on recovery |
| in fact the majority of people are affected by | | | | times to few weeks. |
| mundane ailments such as Tendonitis, Bursitis, | | | | It is a fact that the rotator cuff is a very |
| Impingement and Frozen Shoulder. They all imply a | | | | complicated joint for its distinction of allowing the |
| wear and tear situation which in turns leads to | | | | greatest range of motion of any joint. If something |
| inflammation, pain, discomfort and, in the case of a | | | | goes wrong though, it is quite normal for the person |
| Frozen Shoulder, limited range of motion. Pain is | | | | affected to take several months or few years to |
| always present in all of the above, especially at night. | | | | heal naturally. During this time the sufferer has to |
| The most common solution for these conditions is | | | | endure pain, anti inflammatory drugs and even limited |
| the prescription of non steroidal anti inflammatory | | | | range of motion as in the case of a Frozen Shoulder. |
| drugs such as ibuprofen, or cortisone injections in | | | | |