Rotator Cuff Injuries!
The rotator cuff muscles hold the head of the long bone of
your upper arm tightly in the socket of your shoulder. Sports that
require moving the arm over the head repeatedly can cause tearing
and swelling of the tendons of these muscles. Baseball pitchers,
swimmers, weight lifters and tennis players often suffer this injury.
Chronic irritation can cause pain, swelling and tearing of the
rotator cuff. If you continue to exercise in spite of the pain,
you will tear the tendons from their attachments.
The treatment is to avoid any motion that hurts and strengthen the uninjured shoulder muscles. Do weight-lifting exercises that bring the weights toward the body and do not hurt, such as upright rows and downward "lat pulls". You may need surgery if the rotator cuff tendons are torn completely, or if the tendons do not heal within one year. Artical: thanks to Dr. Mirkin's free health & fitness E-Zine
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