Rotator Cuff Shoulder Pain

Quick At Home Test: Can your biceps touch your ears without pain?

If the answer is no, then this increases your odds of chronic shoulder pain. Some of you reading may already be experiencing shoulder pain.

We all know someone with shoulder pain that talks about their "bad shoulder" or that they can't do a certain activity because of the pain.

The shoulder and rotator cuff muscles are VERY complicated.

The shoulder complex is made up of about 15-20 muscles (depending on what book you read), tons of ligaments and tendons, and multiple bones. Each tissue plays an important role and function. This complex joint will often have multiple problem areas that need to be addressed in order to fully heal shoulder pain. A very common problem comes from the 4 rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis).

Many times where you feel the pain is not the main area of concern. For example when people experience pain in the front of the shoulder, it can actually be the back causing the issues. It takes a thorough assessment to find the problem and a complete treatment plan to achieve permanent relief & be able to perform the activities you want.

We pride ourselves on being as detailed as possible with each exam.

Dr. Bates is Advantage Health Group's neck & shoulder expert. He has tremendous experience and success working with everything from full shoulder replacements, pre/post surgery, rotator cuff tears to impingements. His goal is to always meet patients where they are at physically, and progress them to full, pain-free range of motion with more strength and capacity.

Shoulder pain and discomfort can rob you of your quality of life and keep you from doing things you love. Life is too short to be dealing with shoulder pain.

If raising your arm towards your head hurts, it is time to get it fixed—permanently.