Been diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury? Shoulder acting up? Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom decipher the different diagnoses you can get with rotator cuff injuries: tendonitis, tendinosis, shoulder impingements, and tearing of the rotator cuff. In doing so, they explain the anatomy of the shoulder, specifically honing on which diagnoses are most popular for each of the four rotator cuff muscles. They hone in on the research between MRI scans and asymptomatic individuals, ending the podcast with their best tips to addressing rotator-cuff-related injuries and what you can do to feel something different. Let’s take a deep dive into the rotator cuffs!

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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:

2:48 – Diagnosis does not equal pain

3:50 – Research on Scans & Tests

6:00 – What is the Rotator Cuff?

13:48 – Thoracic Spine

14:51 – Muscular Imbalances

19:20 – Dr. Jen’s best tip to approaching Rotator Cuff Injury

22:08 – Dr. Dom’s best tip to approaching Rotator Cuff Injury

23:53 – Self-assessing with TMM

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For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://jen.health/podcast/120

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