I do know the only way to repair a torn roattor cuff is surgery. Hate to be the bearer of bad news. I have injured mine and it took like 4-ever for it to get back to "normal". I can relate the the cold feelings..I am actually asked if I have a pulse sometimes! Can you not find another orthapedic Dr. who can see you sooner?

Thank you for your advice. I was considering calling my doctor again this week and trying to meet with him so maybe he could contact the clinic and see if they may be able to see me sooner. It is very frustrating. Have you had surgery yet for yours?

Hi there

The rotator cuff consist out of four muscles and several tendons that form a covering around the top of the upper arm bone (humerus).
These muscles form a cover around the head of the humerus under the deltoid.
The rotator cuff holds the humerus in place in the shoulder joint and enables the arm to rotate.
Rotator cuff tear is a common cause of pain and disability among adults. Most tears occur in the supraspinatus muscle, but other tendons and muscles may be involved such as the tendon of the long head of the biceps.

The cold feeling does not seem to be related to tendon, ligament or muscle but, rather, to nerves.
I think you have a nerve impediment in the thoracic spine, at T1-2 and 2-3 level and would be advised to see a chiropractor familiar with Applied Kinesiology (AK)
The nerve affected in this spinal segment also controls the function of the subscapularis, and the heart, and having this spinal segment adjusted would prevent a lot of problems later in life.

Good luck

Kinetico

Kinetico, you are an ENCYCLOPEDIA of information! Thank you for this input! Have you considered being a supporter?

I Completely understand, I have been diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff recently and am having severe pains, especially at night. Just recently I have sharp cold pains in my arm that feels like I am moving an ice pack up and down my arm. I was starting to think that I am over reacting about the pain because I am not getting anything to help alleviate the pain at night from my Dr. The ice-heat, ibuprophen does nothing for me.

This will not get better until you have surgery...It is not a nice surgery and requires time to heal...During that time you must do what the Orthapedist says...It will require Physical Therapy and time to heal...However, until that time the injury will not be kind to you...It just plain hurts like the devil...Our family has gone through three of them....

Caroline

I just had an MRI of Left shoulder and it shows a partial-thickness bursal surface tar of the distal supraspinatus tendon with moderate joint degnerative changes and mild subromial/subdeltoid bursitis..

I was told that surgery was the answer..I will wait until I can't wait any longer..Unfortuantley I have heard and read this will not be the easiest surgery to go through..

Do you have other things going on with you as well? I have alot of autoimmune stuff and tend to put off as long as possible due to the increase in pain that I have..Use to think I had a high pain threshhold but realized it was all this autoimmune stuff that makes it seem I have a high threshhold..

I hope you have an easier time of the surgery than what I have read about..Never know each person is different so I have high hopes for self as well..

Have you seen an Orthopedic doctor yet? How are you doing?