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    what kind of rotator cuff problem is this?

    well, i've had problems with my rotator cuffs ever since i first started working out, which was when i was 14. so, doesn't seem like the injury will heal itself, and am looking to see if i can do anything to help it.

    the biggest thing i notice with my rotator cuffs is if i lift my arms overhead and bring them down to my sides with my elbows bent (like when you come down on a shoulder press), they pop at a specific point on the way down, pretty much when the elbows come about 3-4 inches below my shoulders. if i lift the arms overhead arms straight though and bring them down without bending the elbows, they don't do it nearly as much.

    does anyone know specifically where the problem is in my rotator cuff based on this info and what excercises or stretches might help it? i've tried numerous rotator cuff strengthening excercises and they didn't help. also tried a few different stretching techniques and they actually seemed to aggravate it more than anything else. anyway, if anyone can help me out who knows this specific injury or has had it and found a way to correct it (without surgery), i'd really appreciate it. thanks.

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    im always having trouble with mine becausei dont maintain them and they are under developed.
    i lie on my right hand side with a very light weight in my left hand. locking your elbow by your side and the weight on the floor i lift it up at a 90 degree angle to my body. then change sides. you can do it in both directions so you are getting a pulling and pushing motion in both directions.
    i normally do (when they flair up) 5x20 in each direction on botha arms. if this dont work i dont know what will man.

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    supraspinatus muscle. read the sticky i posted on shoulder rehab at the top of the injury /rehab forum

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