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rotator cuff partial tear, non surgical treatment? 11-Jan-2008 At 11:12:45 AM Bel

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Shoulders generally are nasty things to treat and however on the whole dont get better without treatment. Your body may or may not be capable of functioning with a partial tear depending on size location and your basic anatomical features. Tendons dont ever repair without surgical intervention the blood supply just isnt good enough. Treatment is focused on optimiseing shoulder, cervical and thoracic biomechanics. Without any ability to seek treatment i would say the best you can do is keep it moving, avoid things that make it ache especially repetitive overhead stuff. You could try and tape your shoulder to deload the tendon (tends to work magically) not easy to describe but would give it a go if you were keen