A program of exercises for shoulder impingement is the single most effective treatment to recover fast and effectively from a Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.
This very common disorder typically shows with a characteristic feeling of clicking or pinching while performing movements. Pain is another common symptom, growing worse with time and forcing the sufferer to a life of anti inflammatories to obtain only temporary relief.
Unfortunately, the Impingement Syndrome is a disorder prone to self fuel itself into a perpetual ailment. This is so because the sufferer has to use the shoulder joint in all daily activities, forcing the inflammations at the root of the syndrome to grow even worse, leading to a greater pinching sensation, more pain, and more inflammation.
In fact, what causes a Shoulder Impingement to occur is two other common shoulder disorders that act as prerequisites for it to happen. These are Shoulder Tendinitis and Shoulder Bursitis. As the names imply, Tendinitis is the inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons, while Bursitis is the inflammation of the Bursa, a sack next to which the cuff tendons slide to prevent them from rubbing against the shoulder joint bones.
Tendinitis and Bursitis can occur as stand alone disorders and are cured with the same treatments as the Shoulder Impingement. However, when they occur at the same time, the inflammation and subsequent swelling of the tendons and the bursa lead to a narrowing of the space within the shoulder joint, causing friction and a self fueling circle of ever increasing inflammation and swelling that eventually results in pain and difficulty in performing movements with the typical catching, snapping sensation of the Shoulder Impingement.
Typical remedies include anti inflammatories, both over the counter and prescription only, with all their side effects and dependency issues, ice pack, as ice cold temperature is known for reducing swelling and inflammation but requires constant re-application, cortisone injections, effective but heavy on side effects, and last but by no means least, a program of exercises for shoulder impingement.
A professional program of exercises for shoulder impingement can significantly cut down recovery times from months to weeks because it tackles the problem at root level, strengthening the rotator cuff muscles and tendons, thus making them more prone to heal than a weak rotator cuff addicted to anti inflammatories. These exercises are very different from popular shoulder exercises like military presses, and they consist instead of rotational internal and external movements to be performed daily for best results, even from the comfort of home.
Consistency is the key to success, as well as professionally devised exercises by someone with qualifications and a deep knowledge of the shoulder joint disorders and mechanics. DIY rehabilitation programs made with samples taken here and there are not recommended, as they could lead to complications and further delays in the recovery process.
Over all, an Impingement Syndrome is a disorder that can last for a long time, severely restricting daily tasks and quality of life. Painkillers, anti inflammatories and cold packs have their time and place, but they do provide only temporary or partial relief and, in the case on drugs, lead to a costly and unhealthy dependency. Only a rehabilitation program aimed at the rotator cuff can recover the shoulder fast and permanently from an Impingement Syndrome.
