The Importance Of Exercise For Rotator Cuff

By Marci Glover


Everyday, people are using their whole body to perform their daily responsibilities. All parts are used, especially those individuals who are part in a sport. Players mostly use their shoulders and arms to do their task. The volleyball, basketball and tennis players. All of them are using the strength of their shoulder. Thus, tissues in the muscles in their shoulders are sometimes injured due to an intense undertaking. This is why, athletes should also perform an exercise for rotator cuff to prevent injuries and prevent them to worsen.

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 perform an exercise that is not too intense that could injure the joints. You must always remember that you stretch the weakest joint in the body. You just have warm up first before exercising. You can have the exercise like internal and external rotation, wall push ups and side lying. You must be careful in performing 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.

It is true that every part, tissues and muscles in the body has their own responsibilities to run the system smoothly and to have a good body condition. However, if these parts are not functioning properly, there is a tendency that it can also affect the whole condition of the body. Thus, a proper work out is really helpful to achieve a good rotator muscle condition.

There is a misunderstanding about the rotator cuff. Some people would say, that the rotator cuff injuries are for those athletes only. This is not true, because the real fact is, it is for everyone. People who carrying and lifting heavy equipments and other objects can also affect the tissues in their muscles. Through this, there is a possibility of shoulder 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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