•Learn all about the rotator cuff in Chapter 1.
•Understand how rotator cuff exercises can fix
shoulder problems in Chapter 2.
•Familiarize yourself with the rotator cuff exercises
in Chapter 3.
•Pick the appropriate routine and begin in Chapter 4.
•Monitor your progress every few weeks with the tools in Chapter
5.
According to the medical research, a lot of people. The rotator
cuff, a group of four, flat tendons that connect to the critical
muscles that stabilize your shoulder, can cause a lot more problems than
you might think. Consider a few of these statistics from the published
literature:
• It’s simply just a matter of time until the majority of
shoulders get a rotator cuff tear. According to Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, approximately 4% of people under forty
years of age have a torn rotator cuff. After age sixty,
however, 54% of people have a torn rotator cuff(Sher
1995).
• Once the rotator cuff gets torn, it doesn’t
look good either. One study followed a group of patients with tears in
their rotator cuffs and found that 80% of the them went
on to either enlarge or turn into full thickness tears–in less than
a two-year period (Yamanaka 1994). As you can tell, rotator cuff
problems aren’t just for elite athletes.
Seriously consider investing just a few minutes a week doing the simple
exercises in this book if you:
• have been diagnosed with either a partial or full thickness
rotator cuff tear (yes, many studies show that even
full thickness tears can be helped with exercise!)
• experience shoulder pain
• do upper body weight lifting
• have a job or play a sport where you do a lot of work with your
arms above shoulder level
• have been diagnosed with “impingement syndrome”
• want a healthy and properly functioning rotator cuff
So whether you already suffer from a rotator cuff problem,
or simply want to prevent one, Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
will guide you step-by-step through an evidence-based program that can
iron-plate your shoulders in just minutes a week.
