Muscles of The Rotator Cuff Illustration

Symptoms of a rotator cuff injury are due to an inflammation that accompanies stress.

This inflammation causes swelling, which the clinical picture of pain and decreased range of motion. Because the muscles and tendons of the rotator cuff are hidden below the skin level, this can be difficult to feel the inflammation that accompanies injury, but inflammation in the small space that forms the shoulder joint prevents the normal range of motion of the shoulder joint.

Symptoms can be sudden tearing sensation followed by severe pain coming from the upper shoulder area (front and back) down the arm to the elbow. There is a decreased range of shoulder movement due to pain and muscle spasms.

For us to get rid of rotator cuff tear, we need to avoid stressing our shoulder too much. We also need to do some stretching exercise for your shoulder. This can help a lot in making your rotator strong enough to have a tear.