| It almost sounds like a contradiction, exercises for | | | | make it easier to move. |
| rotator cuff injury, especially if you are suffering from a | | | | Any exercise at this stage should be passive |
| shoulder problem because any type of movement is | | | | exercises aimed at maintaining the movement of the |
| probably the last thing on your mind. However, if you | | | | shoulder joint without using the damaged muscles. One |
| have managed to damage your rotator cuff, it may be | | | | example of this might be to use something like a |
| that exercise is the quickest way to get full pain free | | | | walking stick to raise the injured arm by using the |
| movement back. But, before you rush off to the gym | | | | muscles of the healthy arm. Keeping the shoulder |
| you do need to make sure that it is the right sort of | | | | moving is important to stop the onset of frozen |
| exercise and done at the right time. Lifting weights will | | | | shoulder which can often come about with any |
| only damage your shoulder further. | | | | shoulder injury. |
| Rotator cuff injuries come about in a number of | | | | Once you have got the pain under control you can |
| different ways and can also vary substantially in how | | | | then start shoulder specific exercises to strengthen the |
| serious they are. A severe partial tear or a complete | | | | rotator cuff muscles. You'll be surprised how quickly |
| or full thickness tear is almost certainly going to need | | | | the right exercises can get things moving again. It is |
| surgery to fix it. The good news is that this type of | | | | important that you don't feel pain when doing thee |
| surgery is now almost routine and the success rate is | | | | exercises. If you do, then stop. |
| generally good. | | | | These will be exercises aimed at isolating and |
| Most partial tears and even shoulder impingements will | | | | exercising the four muscles that make up the rotator |
| respond well to the right type of exercise providing | | | | cuff. These are small muscles that will require little or |
| that you do it at the right time. Pain in a rotator cuff | | | | no weight to be used when working on them. You will |
| injury is usually an indication that you are doing more | | | | probably find that just the natural weight of your arm is |
| damage to the muscles so it is important to listen to | | | | enough to start with. |
| your body and avoid any movement that causes pain. | | | | Because these exercises tend to be quite basic, |
| This is essential if you want the muscles and tendons | | | | simple exercises without using weights, a lot of them |
| to heal properly. | | | | can be done at home which helps a lot with the |
| It may be inconvenient but you need to change the | | | | recovery as it is possible to do them whenever you |
| way that you do things for a while. It might need | | | | have a spare ten minutes without planning trips to the |
| modifying how you work or even taking time off to | | | | gym. |
| rest the injured shoulder properly. At the same time | | | | Remember, rest and treat the inflammation, manage |
| you need to be taking anti-inflammatory drugs such as | | | | the pain before trying any exercises. |
| Ibuprofen to reduce any swelling in the muscle and | | | | |