{"id":4717,"date":"2017-12-20T15:52:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netpacestudios.com\/mma\/?p=4717"},"modified":"2017-12-20T15:52:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:52:27","slug":"shoulder-pain-coming-rotator-cuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netpacestudios.com\/mma\/shoulder-pain-coming-rotator-cuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Shoulder Pain Coming From the Rotator Cuff?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever felt a twinge in your shoulder when lifting something, or do you suffer from an aching shoulder at the end of the day? This could be a sign that your rotator cuff is weak and irritated. Various studies* show that 20% of people with shoulder pain after age 32 have a rotator cuff tear. This jumps up to 30% after age 40 and over 80% in people with shoulder pain after age 60. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles that surround the glenohumeral joint in the shoulder. Their primary job is to guide the direction of the shoulder joint while the big muscles of your trapezius, latissimus dorsi and pectoralis muscles do the heavy lifting. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What happens when the rotator cuff is weak?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Since your rotator cuff is designed to guide the shoulder joint, when certain rotator cuff muscles are weak or injured, poor alignment occurs. The result is a jamming effect of the ball end of the humerus into the socket of your shoulder blade. Over time this causes inflammation and weakness that increases with overhead motion. Your arm may feel weak with lifting overhead or painful after doing repetitive activities such as scrubbing, driving or working on a computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How does a rotator cuff tear happen?<\/b><\/h2>\n

There are various degrees of rotator cuff tears and many people have them without many symptoms. Rotator cuff tears are usually partial tears, but can become full tears with a fall onto the arm or with lifting a heavy object overhead. Small tears usually occur from poor posture of the shoulder joint or heavy lifting over a period of time. The small partial tearing is similar to the analogy of a rope fraying over time, until one day the rope snaps. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What can be done to help shoulder pain from a rotator cuff?<\/b><\/h2>\n