What are the massage techniques for rotator cuff injuries

Massage and acupressure is suitable for rotator cuff injury stage II, manifested as chronic tendonitis caused by repeated trauma, persistent shoulder pain, often aggravated at night, patients with shoulder pain during activity or pain during activity, pain arc as well as point tenderness on the shoulder peak, pain will be aggravated when resisting resistance activity, the maneuvers are loosening, pointing, rolling and traction. 1. Loosening of muscles: pinch and loosen the muscles of the shoulder on the affected side for 5 minutes. 2. Pointing and pressing points: One-finger Zen pointing and pressing each point of the shoulder, shoulder chastity, shoulder collagen, biceps and quchi, with the strength that the patient can feel slight pain, 1 minute for each point, 5 minutes in total. 3. Rolling: use the small fish intersection rolling method at the base of the neck to the arm column, do back and forth palm, rotation, a total of 5 minutes. 4. Traction: passive traction of the arm over the top, the patient takes a lying position, the operator sits on the side of the patient, the patient is asked to completely relax the affected shoulder, the operator grasps the upper part of the shoulder joint of the affected side with one hand, the other hand grasps the affected side of the wrist and lifts it up to the patient’s pain point and stops it, keeping the affected side of the forearm straight and then applying a certain amount of force to traction the patient’s arm in the upward direction. The intensity of traction is determined by the specific condition and the patient’s situation, and is based on the principle of tolerance and gradual progression, but it should reach the position of restricted joint movement, reach the pain point, but should not exceed the pain point, and needs to be more than the point of stiffness, with rhythmic maneuvers, lasting from 30 seconds to 1 minute, for a total of 5 minutes. If rotator cuff injury occurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or therapy. The above techniques should be used under the guidance of a medical professional, do not operate on your own.