Rotator Cuff (cont.)
What is the outlook (prognosis) for rotator cuff disease?
Without
treatment, including exercise, the shoulder frequently permanently loses full
function from rotator cuff disease. Sometimes, scarring around the shoulder
(adhesive capsulitis) leads to a marked restriction of the range of shoulder
motion. This condition is referred to as a frozen shoulder.
Weeks of rehabilitation is the norm with significant rotator cuff
disease. Some patients never recover full function of the shoulder
joint.
- The rotator cuff is a group of four tendons.
- Rotator cuff disease is one of the most common causes of
shoulder pain.
- The rotator cuff can be injured by degeneration, inflammation,
or trauma.
- The diagnosis of rotator cuff disease can be confirmed by
radiology testing.
- The treatment of rotator cuff disease depends on the severity of
the injury to the tendons of the rotator cuff.
References: Clinical Primer of Rheumatology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkens, edited by William Koopman, et al., 2003.
Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, W B Saunders Co, edited by Shaun Ruddy, et al., 2000.
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