Rotator Cuff Injuries

In 2006, 75-million people went to the doctor with shoulder pain (Editors OrthoInfo, 2021). Approximately 4.1 million of these patients suffered from rotator cuff injuries (Editors OrthoInfo, 2021). It is estimated that shoulder pain occurs in up to 21% of the general population with at least 40 % of that number having shoulder pain that lasted a year or more (Micheal A. Clark, Scott C. Lucett, & Brian G. Sutton, 2014). The estimated annual cost of shoulder pain each year is 39-billion dollars (Micheal A. Clark, Scott C. Lucett, & Brian G. Sutton, 2014). Shoulder Impingement is the number one reported cause for shoulder injury at 40 – 65% of all reported shoulder pain (Micheal A. Clark, Scott C. Lucett, & Brian G. Sutton, 2014).

Shoulder Impingement is associated with rotator cuff injury. Injuries of the rotator cuff can be classified as degenerative which include both genetic age related as well as repetitive overuse injury and, Trauma related (Eisenberg, 2010; Micheal A. Clark, Scott C. Lucett, & Brian G. Sutton, 2014; JAMES MONICA, ZACHARY VREDENBURGH, JEREMY KORSH, & CHARLES GATT, 2016; Editors Hospital for Special Surgery, 2021; Cleveland Clinic, 2021; Yetman, 2020).

This video describes the contributing factors, causes, symptoms, treatment, and rehabilitation protocols commonly associated with this injury.