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Rotator Cuff Injuries are one reason why the drag lift is strongly discouraged. Many of us spend time explaining this fact to staff who are either new to moving and handling of people or who otherwise cannot see the problem with it. Here are a couple of factors which you might (or not) want to mention.
Steve Curtin, who writes for putmebacktogether.com an online resources for physiotherapists, mentions that Cuff tears are most common in people over the age of 40 years old. Not only
n width is torn through. This is best seen using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Tendon tears of the cuff can have two distinct onsets; acute and chronic.
Acute is through a single identifiable onset such as a trauma.
Chronic develops gradually over time because of a general weakening. This could be caused by conditions such as tendonitis or impingement.
4) Impingement
Impingement is the name given to a condition when cuff tendon gets trapped or squashed in the subacromial space. It generally affects the Supraspinatus tendon.
The tendon is repeatedly scraped against the shoulder blade and this can lead to a fraying of the tendon. This means that the tendon weakens and is more likely to tear. Impingement is a very common cause of other Rotator Cuff Injuries.
Impingement syndrome is often the result of a weakness of the rotator cuff muscles. This leads to a lack of stability in the shoulder which in turn allows the Humerus to ride up and close the space available to the tendon. It can also happen due to problems with the bone of the acromion, arthritis, bony spurs and problems with the bursa in the shoulder joint.
Steve Curtin lives in the Greater Boston area
that but there incidence increases with advancing age. A person of 80 is at significantly greater risk of having developed a tear than a person of 40.
A tendon tear can take two forms either a full or partial tear. The classification is based purely upon the amount of damage. A partial tear is a tear that does not extend right through the tendon. A full, or "full thickness" tear is when the entire tendon width is torn through. This is best seen using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Tendon tears of the cuff can have two distinct onsets; acute and chronic.
Acute is through a single identifiable onset such as a trauma.
Chronic develops gradually over time because of a general weakening. This could be caused by conditions such as tendonitis or impingement.
4) Impingement
Impingement is the name given to a condition when cuff tendon gets trapped or squashed in the subacromial space. It generally affects the Supraspinatus tendon.
The tendon is repeatedly scraped against the shoulder blade and this can lead to a fraying of the tendon. This means that the tendon weakens and is more likely to tear. Impingement is a very common cause of other Rotator Cuff Injuries.
Impingement syndrome is often the result of a weakness of the rotator cuff muscles. This leads to a lack of stability in the shoulder which in turn allows the Humerus to ride up and close the space available to the tendon. It can also happen due to problems with the bone of the acromion, arthritis, bony spurs and problems with the bursa in the shoulder joint.
Tendon tears of the cuff can have two distinct onsets; acute and chronic.
Acute is through a single identifiable onset such as a trauma.
Chronic develops gradually over time because of a general weakening. This could be caused by conditions such as tendonitis or impingement.
Another issue is that of Impingement.
Impingement is the name given to a condition when cuff tendon gets trapped or squashed in the subacromial space. It generally affects the Supraspinatus tendon.
The tendon is repeatedly scraped against the shoulder blade and this can lead to a fraying of the tendon. This means that the tendon weakens and is more likely to tear. Impingement is a very common cause of other Rotator Cuff Injuries.
Impingement syndrome is often the result of a weakness of the rotator cuff muscles. This leads to a lack of stability in the shoulder which in turn allows the Humerus to ride up and close the space available to the tendon. It can also happen due to problems with the bone of the acromion, arthritis, bony spurs and problems with the bursa in the shoulder joint.
