Simple Exercises Often Left Out After Rotator Cuff Surgery

I am told that early eight million people in the Unitedis only after the healing process has taken place that
States will need shoulder injury this year and over halfactive rotator cuff exercises should be used. Even
of them will be injuries to the rotator cuff. However thisthen the resistance to their movement should just be
surgery can be worthless unless important muscleslight.
are not strengthened.But there is more to do then that! The exercises which
After surgery, doing light shoulder rotator cuffare usually left out are those to the muscles between
exercises should help strengthen weak muscles.the shoulder blades. These are the muscles that keep
These exercises are important as the rotator cuff helpthe foundation of the shoulder joint stable.
the ball of the shoulder joint stay in the socket andIf the foundation is weak the whole shoulder is weak.
keep it stable.Failure to stabilize the foundation could render the
But there is more to do then that! A part of thewhole surgery worthless!
rehabilitation, after surgery, is to relax the musclesThese left out exercises are so easy to do. Just
giving them the opportunity to heal. If instead one doessqueeze the shoulder blades together. So easy!
weight bearing exercises more damage theThis simple exercise pulls the shoulders back and
weakened muscles will take place and often damageenables the muscles and tendons that have had
to the frail tendons.surgery to work properly. After over 40 years as a
But there is more to do then that! Doing passiveRegistered Therapist I often notice it is the simple
movements to the shoulder joint are important toexercises that are left out. All the other exercises are
prevent the shoulder joint stiffening and to keep theimportant, but do not forget the foundation must be
muscles and tendons moving freely over each other. Itstable.