Dear MendMeShop,

I am 56 years old and purchased your ultrasound equipment to repair minor joint deterioration in my shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. I was experiencing minor tenderness and crackling sounds in some of my joints. After one 10-15 minute treatment on each of my joints, the tenderness the next day had mostly disappeared and the crackling sounds in my knees were reduced. Greater flexibility in my ankles was the most amazing. I offered to help my friends and family with treatments on their trouble areas. My 32 year old niece had developed stabbing pains in the arch of one foot (plantar fasciitis?) causing her to hop on the other foot first thing in the morning. With one treatment, she woke up the next morning and could walk instead of hop/limp to the bathroom. She came back right away for a second treatment and to have her husband work on his knee. They both got further relief. Now she and her husband are ready to order their own ultrasound equipment. I also assisted my 94 year old mother that had a frozen shoulder. After two treatments, she gained a about six inches in her range of motion and she became pain free in the resting position. That is very fast progress for all of us. Over the last 3 weeks, more of my friends got relief from the ultrasound equipment for tender Achilles heals, elbows, wrists and neck stiffness. Most comment about how pleasing the therapeutic gel is that has lavender, eucalyptus, and other ingredients. This has been a very inexpensive way to self treat and cut down on chiropractor visits that did not really solve the problem.

Rating: Five Star Rating

Connie Patterson

 

More Rotator Cuff Facts:

The rotator cuff is a shallow 'ball-and-socket' joint where the humerus (upper arm) meets the scapula (shoulder blade).

2-5% of the population will experience Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder), most for no apparent reason.

Women and diabetics are common sufferers of Frozen Shoulder.

Ultrasound Therapy can greatly reduce the time it takes to move through the 3 stages of Frozen Shoulder.

Rotator cuff tears occur most frequently in men, ages 40-50, who do manual overhead work.

The most common tendon torn in the rotator cuff is the supraspinatus tendon.

A complete tear of the supraspinatus tendon will limit your ability to lift your arm at your side (abduct).

Ultrasound Therapy can improve the range of motion in the shoulder joint as it reduces pain.

 

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Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

The four tendons that make up the rotator cuff; the supraspinatus tendon, the infraspinatus tendon, the teres minor tendon, and the subscapularis tendon, are responsible for supporting the shoulder joint and allowing it the freedom to rotator as needed. All of their names refer to the muscle that they attach to the glenohumeral joint.

Rotator cuff tendinopathy refers to any injury in your rotator cuff tendons.

Any injury to the tendons in your rotator cuff can be referred to as rotator cuff tendinopathy. The suffix "pathy" means suffering or disease, therefore tendinopathy is a general term that is used to describe any condition of a tendon.

To describe the exact injury of a tendon, the terms tendinitis (also spelled tendonitis), tendinosis, and tenosynovitis are used.

Tendinopathy is commonly used by health care professionals to refer to the combination of tendonitis and tendinosis in the same tendon. It is common for both to occur at the same time in a tendon.

Rotator cuff tendons are very susceptible to injury, given the instability of the shoulder joint and the fact that we use our shoulder joints for so many things in day to day life. All tendons, by nature, receive very little blood flow. This prevents certain areas of the tendons from getting adequate blood supply in order to repair and maintain themselves to keep up with daily use. If the tendon can not repair itself as damage occurs, tendonitis and other tendon injuries begin to occur.

When referring to any type of rotator cuff tendinopathy, it could be one, some, or all of the tendons involved in the rotator cuff. However, the supraspinatus tendon is the rotator cuff tendon that is most susceptible to injury. Due to its location at the top of the shoulder, between the joint cavity and the acromion, the tendon is at risk of impingement. It also functions to allow the arm to abduct (move away from the body) and is used for many daily activities which can lead to overuse tendon conditions.

Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

Rotator cuff tendinitis is often caused by wear and tear within the shoulder or from an acute injury such as a fall.

The suffix "itis" means something is inflamed; therefore, the term rotator cuff tendonitis is used when a tendon in the rotator cuff is inflamed. Inflammation in a rotator cuff tendon is often due to irritation and/or micro-tearing of the collagen fibers. When the fibers tear, they become weaker, inflamed and swollen causing pain and tenderness in the area.

There are 2 types of rotator cuff tendonitis; acute and chronic. Acute tendonitis refers to inflammation that comes on suddenly, usually from a shoulder injury, such as a dislocation, or overloading it during exercise. Chronic tendonitis occurs over time and generally results from long term repetitive use of one or some of the rotator cuff tendons.

With both types of tendinitis, scar tissue develops on the tendon(s) as the tears to heal. This scar tissue mends the tears in an abnormal way leaving the collagen fibers connected, but weaker and more prone to further injury. In the case of chronic tendinitis rotator cuff tendon(s) may actually become thicker with a build up of scar tissue over a long period of time, making it more prone to impingement in the subacromial space.

Rotator Cuff Tendinosis

The term tendinosis refers to the non-inflammatory, degeneration, and weakening of the collagen fibers in a tendon. This tissue break down is often caused by repetitive stress on the fibers of the rotator cuff tendons and failure of the fibers to heal. In fact, the rate of tissue damage exceeds the healing process and eventually the accumulation of damage on the rotator cuff tendon is not able to heal properly. The collagen fibers deteriorate to a point where the once straight, strong, flexible bundle is weakened by abnormally formed fibers that look more like a mess of strands.

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You may not feel any pain with tendinosis, which can lead to more damage as you continue to use the tendon. Since there is no inflammation either, you will not experience swelling, heat or redness.

Rotator Cuff Tenosynovitis

Tenosynovitis, also called paratendonitis or peritendinitis, is a term used to describe inflammation and degeneration of the tendon's outer layer or sheath. Depending on the tendon, the sheath is also called the synovium or paratenon.

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It is possible to suffer from tenosynovitis alone or in conjunction with the degeneration of the tendon(s), called tendinosis. In either case, as your body tries to heal, scar tissue forms inside the sheath attaching the inner tissues of the tendon(s) to its outer covering, the paratenon. This scar tissue limits the gliding movement of the tendon in the paratenon reducing the range of motion and causing pain, tenderness, redness and swelling.

Tenosynovitis is not common in the rotator cuff tendons but is often a condition of the long bicipital tendon, one of the two biceps tendons attaching the biceps to the humeral head at the shoulder. Biceps tenosynovitis causes pain in the rotator cuff and upper arm and may continue down the arm to the elbow.

Tests for Rotator Cuff Tendon Injuries

Your doctor may take an x-ray to look for fractures, a loss of joint space in the shoulder, bone spurs or calcification in the tendon. An MRI may also be ordered to look at the soft tissue in the rotator cuff. This will give your doctor a clear picture of the muscles, tendons and ligaments in the shoulder, and will allow him or her to assess any damage.

These assessments, along with some range of motion tests performed by your doctor, will determine the treatment options available to you. Treatment options will likely include physical therapy, supervised stretching and targeted exercises, cold compression therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, Blood Flow Simulation Therapy and rest of the affected tendons.

Rotator Cuff Injury Facts:

The term "rotator cuff" refers to a group of four tendons that attach four shoulder muscles to the upper arm bone.

About 6 million people in the U.S. seek medical care each year for shoulder problems.

The shoulder joint has the widest range of motion of all joints in the body.

Ultrasound Therapy can speed rotator cuff injury recovery significantly.

Continual repetitive use of the injured rotator cuff will lead to a worse injury.

Although the rotator cuff can tear suddenly as a result of a serious injury, most rotator cuff problems develop over time.

 

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