When Peter returned for the third time in five years to see his orthopedic surgeon, he was finally ready to undergo rotator cuff surgery. The doctor took another set of X-rays, then surprised his patient by announcing that the rotator cuff injury had healed. The problem, he advised, was bursitis in Peter’s shoulder. They then ...
Bodybuilders and weightlifting athletes alike all know about the rotator cuff injury. Everyone knows someone who has torn theirs, probably bench pressing, and the thought of blowing a shoulder out always lurks in the back of the mind during a max out. Here are five tips on preventing a torn rotator cuff and missing 6-12 ...
Rotator cuff injuries vary from simple inflammation of the muscles in the shoulder to a complete tear that needs surgical attention. The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles in the shoulder, named the subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor. This quartet of major muscles, along with their tendons, connects the upper arm bone known ...
There’s no way around it. Once you have a rotator cuff injury, you’re looking at months of healing. Never attempt to “work through” the pain. This will cause further damage. You can’t tough this one out. Painkillers are of no use because they will conceal the pain, and that pain is your warning that alerts ...
There isn’t anyone that I know that enjoys pain, however, some of us will ignore pain when we have it. Sometimes the pain is infrequent and we don’t realize that it might be a more serious injury such as a rotator cuff injury. Currently, I’m dealing with a rotator cuff injury that I had no ...
To prevent bench press injuries you need a proper warm-up. I’m a certified personal trainer. I often see men diving right into the bench press without warming up. I’ve seen them enter the gym and head straight for the bench press, so that’s how I know. Or they exit the locker room and it’s obvious ...
