By Marci Glover


Mostly, if you are involved in a sport, you usually use your shoulder to do a routine. Whether, you are a swimmer, volleyball player and even a painter, you use your entire shoulder. It is a fact that unlike other joints of having large tissues, the shoulder is composed of soft tissues that can be injured quickly if overused. Thus, the proper exercise for rotator cuff is important to ease a certain pain.

Shoulders are the most flexible joints in the human body. The flexibility of these joints is the way to support the movements of any muscles but with an extreme movement is also the reason to make it weaker. To ensure a stable form of these muscles, it is good to secure the joints and muscles in the rotator cuff. With a proper knowledge about prevention, you can minimize the risk of pain and frustration.

These four muscles are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. These muscles can be easily remembered with their acronym, SITS. Each of them has their own jobs for the rotator cuff. The supraspinatus is a scapular spine that helps to move the arm to the side. Infraspinatus and teres minor are located at the back of the shoulder blade and it rotates externally the arm. Subscapularis is situated on the front of the shoulder blade and it is for the internal rotation of the arms.

You can use an exercise that should be smoothly performed. Remember that you are stretching out the most vulnerable joints of your body. Make sure to do some warm ups before the exercise. The exercise includes the wall push ups, internal and external rotation, side lying and many more. You just need to be careful in executing these exercises.

This is beneficial for those who are engaged in sports as part of their daily routine. This is an effective way to improve more in playing the sports such as tennis, volleyball and basketball. This is important so that athletes can avoid injuries and to worsen their condition.

Each part of the body has their own responsibility to have a good condition in every system. If there is one muscle that is not performing well, it seems that the whole parts are affected. This is dangerous to the body. That is why it is important to work out to strengthen the rotator muscles.

Some would have a misconception about rotator cuff. It is not because this is commonly felt by athletes, it just for them. The truth is, this could happen for everyone. Those people who are lifting and carrying heavy objects will also be affected by injuries.

It is still better to perform daily muscle stretching that is essential for the joints. If you have a well formed tissue, you will also have a strong body joint. Through this, you can avoid strains and will give you a higher level of energy that will make you active in your everyday undertakings.

Before doing any exercises, you should consult first your physician on the best way to heal the pain you feel. Do not also use heavy equipment in exercising such as dumbbells so that there will be no joints that will be affected. It is better to prevent before any situation that will happen.




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