Rotator Cuff Injury

Rotator Cuff Injuries occur frequently in athletes and people whose jobs involve frequent motion of the shoulders. These types of shoulder injuries are also more common in older patients. Other causes of a Rotator Cuff Injury include falling on your arm and lifting heavy items.

A Rotator Cuff Injury can be a Rotator Cuff Strain (shoulder strain) or a Rotator Cuff Tear (shoulder tear). While a torn Rotator Cuff is more severe than a Rotator Strain, strains should not be ignored, as they can get worse if left untreated.

Symptoms of a Rotator Cuff Injury

• Shoulder pain
• Shoulder aches
• Difficulty sleeping on your side
• Difficulty lifting your arm over your head
• Arm weakness

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Treatment for Rotator Cuff Injuries

The Spine & Rehab Group’s locations in NYC and New Jersey offer comprehensive non-surgical treatments for rotator cuff injuries. Treatment may include:

• Physical Therapy: Skilled Physical Therapists will create a custom physical therapy treatment plan to help relieve your pain and heal your injury. Physical therapy can help increase flexibility and range of motion.
• Interventional Pain Management: Non-surgical interventions may be recommended for severe pain caused by rotator cone injury. The administration of steroid injections into the shoulder joint is aimed at relieving pain, reducing inflammation and facilitating the completion of physiotherapy.
• Anti Inflammatory Medication: The use of NSAIDs or anti-inflammatory drugs may be suggested to reduce inflammation in the shoulder and relieve pain.
• Medical Massage Therapy: Manual techniques such as Medical Massage can be helpful to a shoulder injury. It is important to work with a massage therapist who is skilled in sports injuries.

The Spine & Rehab Group’s Specialists

Our team of Pain Management Specialists and Sports Medicine Doctors in Manhattan and New Jersey are skilled in the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of Rotator Cuff injuries. During your initial consultation and evaluation, diagnostic testing may be requested. X-rays are provided in the office.

Dr. Amr Hosny is a Harvard-trained Interventional Spine Specialist that helps patients achieve pain relief, heal from injury, and return to their normal lifestyle as soon as possible without surgery.

Dr. Hosny completed an Interventional Spine fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA, and then finished his residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University in NYC. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at New York Medical College and is a written examination editor for the American Board of Anesthesiology. Experienced physician, educator, and healthcare entrepreneur, Dr. Hosny, is committed to enhancing health equity and accessibility using information technology in an era of rapid healthcare transformation while upholding the highest medical care standards.

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