ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR - Galway Clinic

Welcome to the GalWay clinic
This information booklet has been designed to provide guidelines on the physiotherapy
rehabilitation following surgical repair of the rotator cuff shoulder muscles.
You may further your reading by using the references and the links provided at the end of this
booklet and discuss any queries with your physiotherapist and/or orthopaedic surgeon.
the rotator cuff
The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles. These individual muscles combine at the shoulder
joint to form a thick “cuff” over the joint.
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint with quite a shallow socket, unlike the hip joint which has a
deep socket. It therefore heavily depends on the rotator cuff muscle for stability as they serve to
control the position of the ball component or humeral head in the socket or cavity.
The Rotator Cuff Muscles:
1. Supraspinatous
2. Infraspinatous
3. Teres Minor
4. Subscapularis
Rotator cuff muscles of shoulder joint, from behind
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Rotator cuff tendons, shoulder attachment