You can place ice on top of your shoulder to address your rotator cuff pain, but the application of ice will not heal the injury.…

Many people find that supporting their upper arm with a pillow or towel roll reduces their shoulder pain when sleeping. Many people also prefer to…

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.…

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.…

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…