SATURDAY, May 22 (HealthDayNews)-- Spring is here, and that means warmer weather, more baseball, more tennis and more rotator cuff injuries.
The rotator cuff muscles hold the shoulder bones together and let them move when, for example, you throw a ball.
When you repeatedly stress this set of muscles with overhead movements, injuries can occur. In addition to these "overuse" types of injuries, a single traumatic event can also hurt the rotator cuff.
The best strategy is prevention, says Dr. Peter D. McCann, director of the Insall Scott Kelly Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.
Check out these tips:
Here are some good rotator-cuff exercises to help you ease into your workout:
If you have pain that persists for 10 to 14 days, stop any activity and see a doctor.
More information
The National Library of Medicine has more on rotator cuff injuries.