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Most exercises that strengthen the shoulder muscles will also strengthen the shoulder ligaments indirectly. Always try to keep a wider, fuller range of motion when doing exercises. Doing load carry exercises is…

A physical therapist can determine if there is a rotator cuff injury by testing your strength in certain positions, movements, and directions. The average consultation with a physical therapist is about 45…

Depending on the grade of the tear, a short period of protecting the area, you can heal a torn ligament in the shoulder through a period of resting and healing to the…

A physical therapist can determine if there is a rotator cuff injury by testing your strength in certain positions, movements, and directions. The average consultation with a physical therapist is about 45…

Ligaments heal faster when you avoid excessive anti-inflammatories or steroid injections.

You can tear any of your rotator cuff muscles, the ligaments, the labrum as well as the bicep tendon attachment.

A glenohumeral tear is a tear of the ligament in one of the main stabilizing structures of the shoulder.

The strongest shoulder ligament is the glenohumeral. These ligaments and the shoulder capsule help keep the shoulder from dislocating and are the secondary restraint provided by the rotator cuff. Strengthening of the…

In a grade 1 or 2 sprain, ligaments may heal on their own, but it is important in grade 1 or 2 to get it checked out by a physical therapist. A…