Technology today has been a blessing as it helps in making communication better, allows one to capture various photos through cameras, allows you to keep tabs on your friends via social media and finally, you can conduct your online business right from the comfort of your home.
While it has been a blessing on one hand, it has lead to several problems on the other. When one spends more than 8 hours on a computer and when they arrive at home they continue their online presence via smartphones and tablets, this leads to several disorders around the neck and shoulder blade.
Rotator cuff injuries also referred to as rotator cuff syndrome are injuries that occur around the ball of the upper arm known as humerous which helps to give the arm the best range of motion. When the injuries occur, they include sprains, impimgement, irritation and tears to the muscles in the shoulder and tendons around the area that connect the upper arm to the shoulder.
The rotator cuff is composed of four muscles namely:
-supraspinatus
-Infraspinatus
-Teres minor
-Subscapularis
The purpose of the above muscles is to aid in shoulder movements. Therefore, they allow it to move where and when needed. The rotator cuff when functioning properly helps to stabilize and allow the shoulder to rotate so that one can be able to perform regular work. When it becomes injured, it disrupts the normal function, therefore, impacting one’s life negatively.
Reason for injuries
According to experts, there are several reasons which will lead to the muscles in the shoulder becoming inflamed, torn or injured.
-Bursitis
This involves the inflammation or irritation of the bursa sac which is a fluid sac that is located between the shoulder and the tendons.
-Tendinitis
This is inflammation that occurs on the tendons themselves.
-Tear
Tears occur muscles due to overuse. It is important to know that tears can occur on tendons and muscles too.
Massage therapy techniques have been found to help in relieving the pain as well as increasing blood flow circulation around the area. This helps to increase oxygen flow and nutrients availability therefore ensuring that one’s body heals from the injury.
Benefits of massage for rotator cuff injuries.
Improves flexibility and range of motion
Massage therapy has been found to be the best treatment when it comes to maintaining and improving flexibility and range of motion in the arm. Therapists usually work on the muscles, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments and joints which helps to keep the joint fluid and reduces chances of injuries.
When massage is conducted on the body, it helps in the stimulation of body natural lubrication production therefore ensuring maximum flexibility as well as enhancing athletic performance.
Improves posture
Posture is the number one culprit when the neck and back hurt. Unlike other bad habits, poor posture can be corrected thanks to massage. It helps to relax and loosen the muscles that have been made sore by bad posture therefore allowing the body to position itself in its natural and pain free posture. This allows the body to be positioned in a healthy and natural posture.
Improves relaxation
During day to day activities, people will cause their bodies to produce an unhealthy buildup of hormones therefore leading to sleeplessness, headaches and digestive problems. When one undergoes massage treatment, it helps to relax the muscles and leads to the production of dopamine and serotonin in the body. These two hormones are known to promote the good feeling therefore ensuring that one’s stress levels are reduced.
Improves rehabilitation after injury
It is common knowledge that rehabilitation and injury is a tiring and frustrating process. The main goal of physical rehabilitation is to increase strength and flexibility which can lead to full recovery on the injured area.
When massage techniques are applied, they help to act as a supplement towards standard rehabilitation procedures. Massage encourages circulatory movement and relaxes the muscles therefore ensuring that the body pumps more oxygen and nutrients to muscles, tissues and vital organs. This leads to the rehabilitating injured areas to be come more flexible therefore healing at an accelerated rate. Massage types that can help you heal from an injured rotator cuff include Swedish massage and deep tissue massage.
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