Rotator Cuff Tears: Treatments
A rotator cuff tear is a tear of one or more of the tendons of the four rotator cuff muscles. A rotator cuff injury can include any type of irritation or damage to the rotator cuff muscles or tendons.
Part of: Rotator Cuff Tears
About Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
There are two types of treatments for your rotator cuff tear. Patients get better with both of these kinds of treatments.
Non-surgical treatments (see below). This includes physical therapy and other treatments. These treatments are often used first, before considering surgery. Surgical treatments (see page 6). There are different kinds of surgery used. All surgery comes with specific risks.Your doctor or health care provider may advise you to have one or both of these types of treatments for your rotator cuff tear. This advice will depend on the type and size of your injury.
The amount of damage to the tendon of your rotator cuff will help your doctors decide what treatments you may need and how long treatment may take.
Treating your rotator cuff tear without surgery
Rotator cuff tears are treated without surgery in these ways:
Undergoing physical or occupational therapy…