Overworked and Depressed

Last week’s posts gave descriptions of humeral head depression exercises designed for strengthening the rotator cuff. Care needs to be taken not to overwork the muscles. The usual recommendation for frequency is start them once a day for a few days and wait to see how much soreness develops.

In no soreness develops in a few days, try doing them two and three times a day. Another recommendation that is often given is to hang the resistance band from a door and every time that you pass by, do a few repetitions. Whatever works for you do maintain a consistent exercise routine is what you need to do.

Make sure that the exercises are done pain free and slowly. If you find that you are having increased pain at night or before you go to bed, you need to back off of the exercises and continue to ice the shoulder.

What often happens is that there is no pain while doing the exercises but when these are combined with other everyday activities, there is a cumulative trauma that occurs and the body goes into overdrive to repair the damage. Since most bodily repair occurs during our sleep cycles, there is usually increased inflammation at night which may make it difficult to get to sleep or stay asleep. If this is the case for you, it is an indication that you need to let your body catch up with the repair work before you add any more of a load to it.

Whole food juices with superior antioxidants are recommended to help your body repair itself.

Until next time….Have a great game!

Steve McMurray MPT
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