Rotator cuff tears are one of the causes of chronic shoulder pain and related disability. Generally, rotator cuff tears are treated with conventional therapy where reducing pain and improving function are the main treatment goals. As tendons are relatively avascular in nature, regeneration is limited. This article reports the observations from one study which assessed the effects of subacromial injection of platelet rich plasma versus corticosteroid injection therapy.
The shoulder joint is one of the most complex joints in the human body. Generally, rotator cuff tears (RCT) cause pain and disability among athletes or in anyone during everyday activity or with chronic overuse. Many cases experience persistent pain despite standard conventional non-operative care and hence rehabilitation time can be lengthy. So far no therapy has clearly shown to improve RCTs clinically, or functionally.…
