Rotator cuff exercises and stretches

What to avoid if you have a rotator cuff injury

If you have already injured your rotator cuff muscle, there are various activities and movements you should avoid to prevent worsening your condition. For instance, anyone with a shoulder injury should avoid throwing a ball, swimming with overhead movements, lifting weights overhead, or lifting weights involving the rotator cuff.

Most importantly, you shouldn’t perform any movements overhead until your pain has subsided. In the meantime, you can aim to perform the exercises listed above to help you heal and come back stronger than before.

When to see a doctor

If your shoulder pain is accompanied by difficulty breathing or tightness in the chest, seek out immediate medical attention. This could indicate a more serious problem. Further, if your shoulder joint appears deformed, you are unable to use it, you have intense pain, or you have sudden swelling at the joint, seek immediate medical attention.

These symptoms are often a sign of a more serious injury.

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