What can be done to strengthen the rotator cuffs to prevent injury? Are there a number of recommended exercises... and references to rehabilitation exercises? > Dunno what a rotator cuff is. The only cuffs I have are around my wrist so I guess that's what you're talking about. I do wrist curls and reverse wrist curls to strengthen my wrists and to avoid tendonitis which supposedly is the kiss of death for paddling. My wrist curls are done by sitting on a bench/chair, placing my forearms on my thighs with the wrists hanging down over my knees holding a weight. Then slowly raise the weight. If your elbows come off your thighs, you're using too much weight. For reverse curls, just turn your arms over. I do 3 sets of 15 repitions once a week. I have learned that the over 50 crowd, of which I belong, is more susceptiable to repetitive injury. I've had a nagging rotator cuff pain and would appreciate some advice. > Yeah, seems like all the joints start creaking a little more as you go zooming past 50. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 28 1998 - 07:53:59 PDT
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