| The shoulder is one of the parts of the body with the | | | | actually a group of 4 muscles in the shoulder area and |
| widest range of motion. It is used often at work and at | | | | some connecting tendons. They are responsible for |
| play, especially in the play of someone involved in | | | | the lifting motions as well as the twisting of the arm |
| athletics. It is common to have some injury to the | | | | and protecting the should socket from injury. When |
| rotator cuff when it is exposed to the types of | | | | these muscles are damaged or hurt through a tear or |
| repetitive stresses such as swimming, playing baseball | | | | tendinitis then the exercises would mimic the motions |
| or tennis, any activity where there is a swinging of the | | | | that the rotator cuff would regulate, such as twisting |
| arm from the shoulder or lifting above the head can | | | | and lifting. For example, one of the basic exercises is |
| cause the injuries. If you suffer from tendinitis in the | | | | standing with a weight in one arm and it out in front of |
| rotator cuff you will no doubt be given some rotator | | | | you and bent at a 90 degree angle. You would then |
| cuff tendinitis exercise in order to be able to heal and | | | | swing the weight out to your side and back while |
| strengthen from your injury as quickly as possible. | | | | maintaining the 90 degree angle. The other exercises |
| Rotator cuff tendinitis exercise are much the same as | | | | are similar, and are generally done in the presence of a |
| the types of exercises that are given to someone that | | | | physical therapist or can be given to you to do at |
| is suffering from a rotator cuff tear. The rotator cuff is | | | | home. |