How Physical Therapy Can Help With Shoulder Pain and Shoulder Injuries

• Whether it’s rotator cuff tears or other injuries to the muscles surrounding the shoulder, physical therapy for shoulder pain is often a successful, non-surgical treatment. It aims to strengthen the muscles around your shoulder to improve its function and your mobility.
• Your doctor may refer you to a physical therapist to deal with your shoulder pain, and the physical therapist will examine your injury and establish the best course of treatment.

The treatment will be custom-designed to help you recover from your injury and regain your mobility, and your therapist may also include advice on how to alter your everyday activities to better support your shoulders, so you can avoid re-injury. You may also be assigned a unique home-exercise routine to follow to help you maintain your mobility once your therapy sessions are complete.