Shoulder Pain
March 23, 2009
Shoulder Pain
Your shoulder is one of those body parts that you don’t really think about too often, at least not until they stop working properly. Until they start to ache and throb is usually the first time you realize that they are responsible for moving your arms. You probably didn’t even realize how often you moved your arm everyday until you started to experience shoulder pain.
The first thing you should know is that you are not the only person in the world who is suffering from shoulder pain, far from it. Approximately forty-seven percent of the adult population has been or is being treated for some type of shoulder pain, and that is just the amount of people who actually see a doctor for their pain. Imagine how many people don’t seek professional help for their pain.
Common Treatment for Shoulder Pain
If you are suffering from shoulder pain, you should be suspicious if your doctor immediately suggests that you need shoulder surgery. In most situations the first course of action for treating shoulder pain is physical therapy. In addition to the physical therapy, other things that are frequently used to treat shoulder pain include anti-inflammatory medication, cortisone shots, and prescription pain medication.
Seek Professional Assistance
If you are experiencing some sort of shoulder pain you shouldn’t try to do your own physical therapy on your own. Until you have consulted with a licensed physical therapist about your shoulder pain, you should discontinue with any upper body exercises. Some exercises can injure your shoulder even more than it already is.
Exercises to Avoid
If you are currently suffering from shoulder pain, or if you have a history of shoulder injuries, you should stay from the following exercises:
When you are doing bench presses, you should know that you are putting yourself at risk for developing arthritis in your shoulders. You should keep your bench pressing to a minimum.
The military press and other overhead exercises put a great deal of stress on your rotator cuff. Instead of the potentially harmful military press you should try less stressful exercises such as horizontal rows and lateral raises.
Another exercise that can put a great deal of strain on your rotator cuff and stress your stabilizers is the rowing exercise.
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