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shoulder injury prevention?

ckinnee Posts: 9 Joined: 2006/10/23	2008/02/22, 09:40 PM is there anything you can do to protect the rotator cuffs? my friend tore his and i was just wondering if there are any preventive things you can do.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/02/22, 11:57 PM You can strengthen them. But I personally feel that as far as shoulder injuries go, it is FAR more important to establish proper scapular function than rotator cuff health. Rotator disfunction is a form of scapular disfunction, but it is only one of the many that can occur. In addition, if you strengthen the scapula muscles, you will probably be in better position to prevent rotator cuff injuries. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
ckinnee Posts: 9 Joined: 2006/10/23	2008/02/22, 11:58 PM what are the scapula muscles? ive never heard of them
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2008/02/23, 08:59 AM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapula http://tiny.cc/la18T http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/LevatorScapulae.html http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/TrapeziusMiddle.html -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
DesignerBody Posts: 18 Joined: 2003/10/16	2008/02/24, 03:09 PM i tore my right side. it was so bad, i coulnd't even throw a football. i was taking joint pills which made it go away but took a while. couple years later it came back and got some nambutone pills from a doctor which made it feel a lot better. safest thing to do is go light with high reps. doctor says it usually comes with age.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/02/24, 05:09 PM What are you talking about? And why? -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/02/24, 05:13 PM As for the scapula, it's tough to make general recommendations. Most often, the type of training done reflects any weaknesses within the individual. However, somethings are good for everybody... Push Ups YTWL's Any kind of scapular retraction -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk