Why a Structured Recovery Plan Matters Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, ...

Ever feel that nagging shoulder discomfort when lifting weights, throwing something, or even getting dressed? You might be ...

Because our demand for shoulder movement remains, a weakening of the deltoid places additional demands on the rotator cuff muscles. This is the time when rotator cuff injury risk is the highest ...

Each one of these muscles is part of the rotator cuff and plays an important role: • Supraspinatus. This holds your humerus in place and keeps your upper arm stable. And helps lift your arm. • ...

Arm circles are a simple but effective exercise to improve shoulder mobility. Start with standing with feet shoulder-width ...

The rotator cuff muscles are not the most important muscles for shoulder injury prevention. 2. The rotator cuff muscles' role is different from how most of the coaches (don't worry not just swim ...

Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Lucas Rylander, M.D., a physician with the Orthopedic Center of Illinois ...

When shoulder pain could be a rotator cuff issue. June 26, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. by Todd Bell ...

Karen Voight can be reached at [email protected]. This exercise primarily works your rotator cuff muscles, which are deep within your shoulders. Perform this move on a ball and you will also be ...

Train the rotator cuff muscles specifically with light weight as a warm up on your chest and shoulder days at the gym. (The SITS muscles: supraspinatus, Infraspinatous, subscapularis, and teres ...

Way back in the '90s, I remember sitting in a kinesiology class, learning about the rotator cuff for the first time. The whole structure seemed wildly complex, with four different muscles acting ...