| When you think of rotator cuff repair exercises you | | | | resistive exercises are performed with lighter weights |
| are probably thinking of exercises to perform after a | | | | and typically high repetition. As the muscles and |
| surgical repair procedure. What if you could perform | | | | tendons improve exercises that challenge the need |
| exercises that would help an injury heal without the | | | | of the muscles (i.e. sport, occupation, etc) are |
| need for surgery? With the right circumstances many | | | | incorporated into the treatment program. |
| injuries to the rotator cuff can heal without surgery. | | | | Stretching and flexibility exercises should be added to |
| This article will discuss the importance of exercise in | | | | the rehab program as well. Without normal range of |
| the healing process. | | | | motion of the shoulder joint the biomechanics will be |
| Once you have developed an injury to the small | | | | off and you will be prone to reinjury in the future. |
| muscles of this muscle group the exercise program | | | | To be successful in healing this type of injury without |
| needed for the rehab process has to be specifically | | | | surgery you have to perform the right exercises |
| designed to promote healing of the injured muscles | | | | consistently. Your efforts can't be hit or miss. This |
| and tendons while at the same time protecting them | | | | type of injury can be stubborn if not tended to |
| from not getting worse. You can't just perform any | | | | properly. The more consistent you are in performing |
| exercises that you want. They have to be specific to | | | | your exercises the better your chances of improving. |
| the injury of the rotator cuff. | | | | Lastly, rotator cuff repair exercises are not just |
| Rotator cuff repair exercises are not centered | | | | random exercises that you can perform without any |
| around lifting heavy weights or developing muscle | | | | guidance or training. They have to be done in a very |
| mass. The muscles in question are small in size and | | | | specific manner and progressed only when |
| although they need to withstand stressful forces | | | | appropriate. Your rehab exercises should be |
| during normal daily activities they are built for | | | | developed by an expert in the field of |
| endurance, not raw power. Strengthening these | | | | musculoskeletal pathology. This way you know you |
| muscles focuses more on endurance vs. power. So | | | | are getting exactly what you need to succeed. |