subject: Shoulder Impingement Physical Therapy To Stop The Pain And Recover Fast [print this page] A shoulder Impingement is a painful and lasting disorder that can be effectively be resolved with a professional program of rehabilitation. A shoulder Impingement physical therapy program is the best and most effective treatment to heal the rotator cuff fast and permanently, getting rid of pain and that fastidious, clicking sensation that accompanies every arm movement the sufferer does.
The idea behind such therapy program is to strengthen the rotator cuff and putting it in a better position to heal, progressively reducing inflammation and getting rid of a costly dependency on anti inflammatories. Prescription drugs, aspirin, or ibuprofen only serve to sooth the pain and reduce the inflammation temporarily, but because they are not targeted at the root reason of the disease, they cannot be taken as a long term, effective solution even though people still do, just to reduce the pain.
The root cause of an Impingement Syndrome is the inflammation of both the rotator cuff tendons and the bursa. The bursa is a sack adjacent to the cuff, over which the tendons slip, thus preventing friction against the shoulder bones. These inflammations are called respectively Tendinitis and Bursitis and can occur separately, but when they do happen at the same time, the swelling of both the tendons and the bursa causes a restriction of the subacromial space within the shoulder joint, leading to more friction, more irritation, more inflammation and the typical snapping, clicking feeling.
To get rid of this self feeding situation, an initial course of anti inflammatories is always prescribed. These do work at reducing the inflammation and the pain temporarily, however they cannot be considered a stand alone treatment for the reasons explained above. As part of a rehabilitation strategy, a shoulder impingement physical therapy program should always be employed as the foundation of a fast and effective treatment for this disorder.
A shoulder impingement physical therapy consists of few basic external and internal rotational exercises to be performed regularly even from the comfort of home. No equipment is necessary, as they can be implemented weight free targeting the rotator cuff only, not other shoulder muscles as with a military press. The aim is to restore strength and good posture to the cuff, reducing inflammation of the tendons and the bursa.
A rehabilitation program for Impingement Syndrome based on specific exercises for the rotator cuff can cut down recovery times from months to weeks, reducing pain, inflammation and the need for medicines, naturally.
