Sleeping is not a common mechanism of injury for the rotator cuff. Individuals may suspect that they injured their rotator cuff while sleeping due to…
People often experience improvement in their ability to sleep by placing support under their arm while sleeping. A rolled-up bath towel or a pillow under…
Heat is helpful to calm shoulder pain and stiffness for some people. Heat is utilized when the acute inflammatory response has ended.…
The temporomandibular joint disorder is a jaw condition that affects the joints that connect your jaw to your skull. There are a number of different symptoms…
It is perfectly okay to receive a massage for a rotator cuff injury. However, the massage alone will not heal the rotator cuff tear. The…
Acute rotator cuff tendonitis will have a quick onset, typically due to excessive work of the shoulder over a short period of time (a few…
You have one rotator cuff for each shoulder joint. The rotator cuff is made up of four muscles–the infraspinatus, supraspinatus, subscapularis, teres minor.…
Do you suffer from TMJ? If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, according to the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, TMJ affects over 10…
Not all rotator cuff injuries require surgical repair. Rotator cuff issues increase with age, and most don’t cause issues. Many middle-aged and elderly adults have…
If you have ever had your jaw misaligned, you know that it can be quite a nuisance. A misaligned jaw can cause a multitude of…