The shoulder joint is not a ball and socket; the bones are connected together with ligaments, tendons, and muscle. Most of us tend not to use the full range of motion in many of the joints and when that happens, there is an imbalance in the various support mechanisms. Then, when we try to use the weaker muscles, the structures may strain, sprain, tear, or worse. Ouch! This is particularly common with the rotator cuff (been there, done that, read up on it).
By carefully exercising the otherwise weak sections, it stabilizes the support system and thus protects it from injury.
For wonderful information and Quick Time videos of safe exercises per the American Arthritis Association, check at this article and related page links at the Sports Medicine Clinic at the University of Washington (http://www.orthop.washington.edu/uw/livingwith/tabID__3376/ItemID__83/Articles/Default.aspx)
I found them when I trapped a nerve in my rotator cuff area - couldn't reach out with that arm 'cause it kept sticking ... and jabbing me with a sharp pain when I used it. The Quick Time videos are helpful; describing a 3-D maneuver with words doesn't always make it clear to me!
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Date: 2006-12-17 09:27 pm (UTC)By carefully exercising the otherwise weak sections, it stabilizes the support system and thus protects it from injury.
For wonderful information and Quick Time videos of safe exercises per the American Arthritis Association, check at this article and related page links at the Sports Medicine Clinic at the University of Washington (http://www.orthop.washington.edu/uw/livingwith/tabID__3376/ItemID__83/Articles/Default.aspx)
I found them when I trapped a nerve in my rotator cuff area - couldn't reach out with that arm 'cause it kept sticking ... and jabbing me with a sharp pain when I used it. The Quick Time videos are helpful; describing a 3-D maneuver with words doesn't always make it clear to me!
BJ