Scott Barker’s “Rotator Cuff Injuries”

Summary of Scott Barker’s Article “Rotator Cuff Injuries”
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Summary of Scott Barker’s Article “Rotator Cuff Injuries”
The complication and uniqueness of the shoulder joint call for applying effective preventative and treatment approaches in skilled throwers. Involved forces in throwing put a risk of injury of a specialized group of muscles known as the rotator cuff. Following EMG analysis, a recent survey reveals that in throwing motion, rotator cuffs are most active and inert during the follow-through stage and acceleration phase, respectively. This condition causes the muscle's eccentric contraction, hence tearing the rotator cuff due to failure to lengthen appropriately (Barker & Winterstein, n.d.). Specific injuries include stages I, II, III, and I, which occur as inflation of the tendon, impingement syndrome, gross tear, and larger tear, respectively (Barker & Winterstein, n.d.). Although both preventative and treatment programs for rotator cuffs are the same, they differ in pro...