Supports shared decision and informed consent discussions with the health care team to formulate a treatment plan and reinforce patient roles and responsibilities
Topics: explains causes and symptoms, focusing on beginning stages of rotator cuff injury and early non-surgical interventions; nonsurgical treatment - active rest, ice, heat, medications, injection therapy, electrical simulation and ulatrasound; 8 exercisises and stretches to increase flexibility and strength; if you need surgery, addresses both open and arthroscopic; risks and complications, when to call the doctor
16 pages, full-color photography and enhanced anatomical artwork
