Shoulder
Rotator Cuff Strain
Shoulder pain from overuse or strain of the small muscles that stabilize and rotate the shoulder.
- Pain reaching overhead
- Night pain lying on side
- Weakness lifting
- Shoulder stiffness
What patients often notice
- Pain reaching overhead
- Night pain lying on side
- Weakness lifting
- Shoulder stiffness
Home exercises
Tap a thumbnail to open the demo on YouTube. Move in a pain-free range unless your provider said otherwise.
Watch on YouTube01
Pendulum Swings
- Sets
- 2
- Reps
- 30–60 sec
Watch on YouTube02
Sidelying External Rotation
- Sets
- 2–3
- Reps
- 10–12
Light band or light dumbbell only
Watch on YouTube03
Scaption Raises (Pain-Free)
- Sets
- 2
- Reps
- 8–10
Stay below the height that increases pain