Shoulder strengthening

Shoulder stretches and exercises to help prevent overuse injuries

May 31, 2021

Many shoulder injuries are caused by repeating the same motion over and over, such as a golf swing, swimming stroke or baseball swing. This overuse stresses the involved tendons, muscles and joints. One way to combat this is by strengthening the shoulder muscles, especially the rotator cuff muscles. Check out this handout of rotator cuff

Dr. Anthony Frisella is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in St. Peters, Missouri specializing in disorders of the upper extremity, elbow surgery and shoulder surgery and sports injuries. Dr. Frisella provides treatment for rotator cuff tears, bursitis and tendonitis of the shoulder, shoulder impingement, shoulder instability, separated and dislocated shoulder, arthritis of the shoulder, fractures, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), arthritis, job related injuries. At Advanced Bone and Joint, we offer physical therapy, cortisone injections, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, total shoulder replacement, and all types of general orthopaedic surgery.