How To Workout With A Rotator Cuff Injury

Do you have a shoulder injury or would like information how to workout with a rotator cuff injury? Learning how to fix and improve this type of injury may not be as hard as you may think. There are exercises that you can do to isolate the injury and effectively work to heal the injured area.

Working out and exercising with this type of injury can be very frustrating and painful, do some of the really simple exercises and avoid the torture. We are going to look at two exercises that help strengthen your deltoid and will isolate the muscle, improving the weak spots.

The Rotator Cuff Injury Exercises

First adjust a cable machine to a medium height for your arm to move in a 90 degree angle. Second grab a towel and roll it up into a thick roll, then tuck it under the arm with the injury. Make sure the towel is secure, and grab the cable handle then do about 30 repetitions for each of these exercises below:

Do this move with the towel under your arm to isolate the muscles needed to strengthen your rotator cuff. Except the move should be done in the standing position with a cable.

Move #1

This next move is also done in the standing position and would require a lower weight for your shoulder, try not to go to heavy. The heavier you go the more you might hurt the injury. Making sure that your intensity level is just enough to feel difficulty, do anywhere from 20-30 repetitions.

Move #2

Here is also a video that would have more in-depth knowledge about rotator cuff exercises by a professional. If you have more questions, you should ask someone trained in this field such as a physiotherapist.

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