I agree that one should concentrate on physical therapy as suggested.
My original post was just to point out that if symptoms are ongoing despite well advised/instructed therapy then getting the corrct diagnosis is a key.
Its very similar to the golf swing, its much more likely you will be able to fix what is wrong if you are sure you know the fault you are trying to correct.
Perhaps think of seeing a heath professional as seeing an AI, getting imaging like xrays and MRI as having your swing videoed.
Never let anyone give you more than 2- 3 steroid injections less than 6 weeks apart within a year peroid. If one steroid fails to provide symptom relief you need to consider other options.
Rotator cuff tears do not heal themselves however strengthening other parts of the cuff can make them clinically irrelavent. In fact many asymptomatic people have tears of their cuff that dont even know about.
The problem with a massive tear is that the longer it is left the more the muscle gets replaced with fat and the harder a surgical repair becomes.
Hence - make the correct diagnosis so you can select the best tratment option for you
Vickie, out of interest steroid in New Zealand has a bad name and this is probably as a result of inappropriate use. Why do you think trainers hat steroid? Is it for the same reason (they have seen it used incorrectly) or are there other reasons. (by the way I dont manufacture steroid or have shares in a drug company, just interested in you thoughts
Julian