If you are lucky to escape with just a minor rotator cuff injury, then you will be under-going some non-surgical treatments. These, if followed religiously, will give you great results:
Rest: This means complete immobilization of your shoulder until the injury has healed, i.e. you don’t feel anymore pain or discomfort. The amount of time will vary depending on the intensity of the injury.

Therapeutic Exercises: This involves two stages: fitness training intended to restore flexibility and strengthening the muscles to guard them against further injury.

Heat/Cold Therapy: Application of ice pack is cold therapy and heating pads applied directly to the area of injury is heat therapy. You may choose either one of them. Both the therapies are effective in reducing pain and inflammation.

Medications: Consult your doctor so that he will prescribe any anti-inflammatory medicine or painkillers. Ibuprofen and aspirin generally prescribed to relieve discomfort due to pain in minor injuries.

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