Shoulder sports injury
The shoulder is the articulation with greater mobility of the human body, given its amplitude is the greatest number of injuries can have.
Tearing or rupture of the supraspinatus tendon: The rotator cuff is a set of muscles and tendons, among which is the supraspinatus muscle that helps to stabilize, hold and move the shoulder joint, being usually this one, the one that more frequently is injured.
Treatment
It is necessary to make an individual evaluation of each case, both of its clinical history, its physical activity, the data obtained in the physical examination as well as the findings of the imaging studies.
Surgical treatment
It is recommended once the physiotherapy has failed after three months, or in young patients with demanding physical activity. The surgical options for a SLAP injury will be those that the doctor recommends according to the injury.
Conservative treatment
It is indicated in patients in whom a degenerative lesion is suspected or in those in whom a moment of injury cannot be established, it includes only physiotherapy.
