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Here’s how to lose waist inches… weight loss in just minutes a day at home. If you follow what I say, you will easily lose about 2 inches from your waist in a few weeks without much effort. In fact, you can even do this during tv commercials.

How to Lose Waist Inches Fast

1. Focus 5 minutes a day on doing the Vacuum Pose

You probably never heard of that name before, but you’re familiar with the exercise. It’s merely sucking in your stomach and holding it. Just 1 thing… when doing this, suck in and hold your belly button… the lower belly.

I’m sure you’ve sucked in your belly before, but you probably sucked in the upper part. Don’t focus on that with this exercise.

Anyway, you can suck in and hold your stomach for 15-30 seconds at a time, rest a few seconds, then repeat for 5 minutes. You can also spread it out during the day. I use tv commercials personally.

2. Use a hula hoop for waist size reduction

Hula hooping is an overlooked exercise. That’s too bad because it’s awesome at creating incredible definition in the waist and hips. A nice feminine definition that gives women a curvy, yet lean, look.

Just do it for 5 minutes a day. Again, you can spread it out or do it all at once. It’s up to you and how busy your schedule is.

3. Once you get a little definition, do isometric abs squeezes

These are great for finishing off your waist to make it look as flat and lean as possible. What you do is tighten and squeeze your abs for 15 seconds on and off for a few minutes a day. That’s it.

Combine those 3 and that’s how to lose waist inches fast.

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In an adult population, rotator cuff tears are the most common cause of debilitating shoulder pain and disability, with approximately 300,000 rotator cuff surgeries performed annually in the United States. The diagnosis and management of rotator cuff disease places a significant financial burden on the U.S. economy, amounting to an annual cost of 3 billion dollars.

What is the anatomy and function of the rotator cuff?

The rotator cuff consists of four muscles (namely the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis) that act in concert to both stabilize and move the shoulder joint. Due to the function of these muscles, sports which involve a lot of shoulder rotation - for example, serving in tennis, pitching in baseball, swimming, kayaking - often put the rotator cuff muscles under a lot of stress.

These muscles arise from the shoulder blade and insert on the humeral head to create a continuous cuff around the shoulder joint, and provide a link from the trunk to the arm. The ball (humeral head) and its socket (glenoid) have relatively little inherent stability, and have often been compared to a golf ball resting on a golf tee. In this capacity, an intact rotator cuff is essential to provide stability to the joint by a compressing the humeral head into the concave glenoid. A large torn rotator cuff, particularly of the subscapularis, can render the joint at risk for instability and dislocation.

The deltoid and rotator cuff muscles work synergistically to maintain a balance of forces around the shoulder joint in every direction. The deltoid and infraspinatus/teres minor maintain a balance in the vertical plane, while the subscapularis and infraspinatus balance each other in the horizontal plane. With lifting of the arm, the deltoid generates an upward force that is resisted by the downward force produced by the rotator cuff muscles, preventing a loss of reduction of the humeral head on the glenoid. A tear in these muscles can disrupt this balance of forces and compromise normal shoulder joint motion. In fact, a high riding humeral head that shifts superiorly off the glenoid with raising of the arm can be seen in the setting of a massive tear.

What is a torn rotator cuff?

A torn rotator cuff is a disruption in the integrity of the tendon at the insertion into the humeral head. Tendons connect the rotator cuff muscle belly to bone. Most commonly, tears involve the supraspinatus tendon but can involve any combination or all four of the rotator cuff tendons. The mechanism of injury can be highly variable. A torn rotator cuff can result from trauma such as a fall on the shoulder or after a shoulder dislocation. More commonly, however, athletes suffer this injury from repetitive wear and tear activities that strain and chronically fail the tendon. Such tears are particularly prevalent in overhead athletes and are often seen in tennis players, baseball pitches, javelin throwers, swimmers, and football quarterbacks. Sometimes, a narrow space for passage of tendon underneath the acromion can result in direct mechanical abrasion of the tendon. This has been termed outlet impingement and is commonly referred to as impingement syndrome. A prominent acromial spur and thickened bursal tissue in the subacromial space can abrade the tendon running underneath.

How does a torn rotator cuff occur in athletes?

Damage and ultimately tearing of the rotator cuff tendons has been attributed to either static or dynamic causes. Static changes refer to impingement and mechanical abrasion of the tendons from narrowing of the subacromial space, most commonly due to roughness or “spurring” on the underside of the acromion or thickening of the coracoacromial ligament. On the other hand, a torn rotator cuff can result from abnormal dynamic motion of the humeral head and cuff relative to scapula, leading to abnormal strain on the tendon and tearing on either the joint or bursal side. For example, muscle weakness can allow the humeral head to rise higher towards the acromion and is considered to be one of the most common dynamic causes of a torn rotator cuff in athletes.

A torn rotator cuff result when the muscles and tendons of the rotator cuff become frayed under the acromion bone of the shoulder. This occurs both with aging as well as in younger people who perform repetitive overhead activities. Baseball pitchers as well as occupations that require overhead work are two examples of people at risk of sustaining rotator cuff tears. Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson are both examples of professional, hall-of-fame bound pitchers who developed this injury.

What is the natural history of rotator cuff tears in athletes?

Many patients with rotator cuff tears are asymptomatic. As many as 50% of people over the age of 60 years may have rotator cuff tears. Correspondingly, however, many patients with shoulder pain may not have a cuff tear. In addition, the presence of a rotator cuff tear in a patient with shoulder pain does not necessarily mean that the tear is the primary cause of pain. It is clear, however, that patients with asymptomatic tears are at a high risk for symptom progression over time.

Unfortunately, these tears do not heal spontaneously. In addition, tear size progresses over time and can unfortunately lead to irreversible changes in the tendon and muscle. Retraction of the tendon, scar formation, and atrophy of the muscle with infiltration of fat are all predictable changes that occur with greater chronicity of tears. These changes not only produce a weak shoulder with abnormal mechanics, but also compromise the ability to perform a surgical repair of the tendon to bone. The condition can progress to the point where the relationship between the humeral head and glenoid is permanently altered, with significant upward migration of the head. Arthritis secondary to a massive rotator cuff tear can develop as the humeral head erodes the superior glenoid and undersurface of the acromion. For throwing athletes in rehab, it’s important for them to retain their velocity and control of the ball. Pedro Martinez was able to return to the major league level of baseball competition after a repair of his full-thickness tear.

Symptoms of a tear.

What does a torn rotator cuff feel like?

While rotator cuff tears may be asymptomatic, they will frequently manifest as shoulder pain, particularly at night and during activities of daily living. Patients may complain of varying degrees of shoulder weakness and variable losses of range of motion. Crepitus and swelling can occur as well. On physical exam, patients with longstanding tears may have visible atrophy of muscles around the scapula. Functional deficits often correlate with the location of the tear. Overhead activities are often the most difficult and painful.

Overhead athletes with this injury may complain of stiffness and pain during warm-up exercises. Pain is often most prominent during the acceleration phase of throwing or serving. Pitchers will often complain of a loss of velocity or ability to “control their pitch” at the mound.

What are the nonsurgical modalities available for a torn rotator cuff?

Rotator cuff exercises for rehabilitation:

Exercise is the most important and useful intervention in the nonoperative management of a torn rotator cuff. Initially, athletes should rest and avoid any provocative maneuvers that elicit discomfort. When the pain has resolved, stretching can begin. The initial focus is on obtaining full and painless range-of-motion. When this has been gradually achieved, strengthening of the intact rotator cuff muscles and associated peri-scapular musculature can ensue. Strengthening of the rhomboids, levator scapulae, trapezius, and deltoid is of tantamount importance to provide a stable platform to maximize the efficiency and function of the remaining, intact cuff tissue. Be sure to take a look at the following rotator cuff exercises which will take you through rehab for 10 weeks.

Corticosteroid Injection:

Local steroid injections in the subacromial space can function as potent anti-inflammatory agents in the subacromial bursa. They are very effective in relieving night pain and can also be used as an augment to rehabilitation exercises in patients that otherwise cannot comply secondary to discomfort. Steroids can have adverse effects on the quality of tendon tissue and healing, however, and for this reason should not be performed more than 3 times in the same shoulder and no more frequently than at least 3 months apart.

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS):

NSAIDs help to both control inflammation and relieve pain, and can be very useful as an adjunct to rehabilitation exercises in the management of the rotator. These medications can have significant gastrointestinal and renal side effects, however, and should be carefully monitored by a medical physician.

What does surgery involve for a torn rotator cuff?

Several factors influence the decision to pursue surgical treatment, including tear size and pattern, patient expectations, medical comorbidities, and occupational demands. Surgery for this injury may be performed as an open, mini-open, or entirely arthroscopic procedure.

What is involved in postoperative rehabilitation?

In the postoperative period, the arm must be protected. The forces related to daily activities with the shoulder exceed the strength of the repair and can disrupt it until some healing has occurred. A postoperative brace maintains the arm in approximately 15 degrees of abduction and prevents any overhead activity. Ice packs or custom devices that circulate cooled fluid are very useful to control pain and swelling in the immediate postoperative period.

As pain resolves, early passive range-of-motion is initiated within the first week of surgery. A physical therapist can be a very useful adjunct to this process in order to maintain a safe, supervised program. Gentle pendulum exercises in the sling, as well as passive motions in forward flexion and external rotation are continued for the first six weeks.

Strengthening Exercises. Strengthening exercises are typically delayed until 8 to 12 weeks when healing has progressed and full range-of-motion has been achieved. Start strengthening exercises only after you have your health professional’s approval. Muscle strengthening with rubber tubing can be very effective and often safer than weight machines. Strengthening of the scapular stabilizers (deltoid, trapezius, rhomboids, levator scapulae, etc) is paramount to the strengthening of the rotator cuff to maintain a stable platform and favorable posture for cuff mechanics. Patients continue strengthening for up to a year or longer until satisfactory strength and function are achieved. The degree of strength achieved often relates with the severity and chronicity of the initial tear.

How long will it take for me to get back to my sport?

Just like all tears are not created equal, neither is the rehabilitation and recovery. Unfortunately, these timelines need to be individualized based on the severity of the tear and demands of your sport. Tennis, baseball, and other overhand sports can be very demanding, particularly at high-levels of competition. With these sports, a gradual return to activity is planned with your doctor. After healing has occurred, this is usually initiated through a graduated and supervised throwing program in which distance and velocity is slowly increased as tolerated over 2 to 3 months. Small or partial thickness tears will generally permit an accelerated recovery compared to large tears, but the ultimate plan to get you back on the field or court must be determined by your doctor and should reflect a balance of moving forward expeditiously without placing the repair at undue risk.

Can I prevent a torn rotator cuff?

The etiology of rotator cuff tears is multifactorial, and it is unclear with current evidence if tears can be completely prevented. Maintaining the health of the rotator cuff muscles and peri-scapular musculature, however, can certainly help to prevent injury and optimize the kinematics of the shoulder joint. These strategies are employed by elite pitchers and overhead athletes who place remarkable demands on their shoulder and rotator cuff daily. The internal rotators are inherently stronger than the external rotator muscles, and maintain a balance of these forces is important.

References:

Gartsman GM, Khan M, Hammerman SM. Arthroscopic repair of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1998;80:832-840.

Gerber C, Schneeberger AG, Beck M, Schlegel U. Mechanical strength of repairs of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1994;76:371-380.

Altchek DW, Warren RF, Wickiewicz TL, Skyhar MJ, Ortiz G, Schwartz E. Arthroscopic acromioplasty: Technique and Results. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1990;72:1198-1207.

Neer CS II. Anterior acromioplasty for the chronic impingement syndrome in the shoulder: A preliminary report. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1972;54:41-50.

Dr. Bedi is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine. He is currently the Assistant Professor for Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, at the University of Michigan Health System. Dr. Bedi did a sports medicine fellowship at the Hospital for special Surgery and completed his residency at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Michigan Medical Center. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Major in Biochemistry/Biophysics Summa Cum Laude and graduated from the University of Michigan Medical with School Academic Honors and Research Distinction.

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MUSCLE WEAKNESS

If a muscle is not given any work to do each little muscle fibre becomes thinner and the whole muscle begins to lose its strength. Some groups of muscles become weak faster than others. When a footballer has a knee injury his quadriceps, the muscles on the front of his thigh get weak very rapidly. These muscles need exercising early on in order to increase their strength so that he can return to his team as soon as possible. It is also very important that all patients are given exercises to restore muscle strength as soon as possible and so minimise the amount of weakness that occurs. These early exercises, therefore, have to be carefully designed so as to complement the other Physio techniques. exercises are needed for all the muscle groups in the affected area and they are adapted to suit each patient’s requirements.

Ideally exercises are part of the ongoing treatment once the initial pain has subsided. Muscles only respond to the demands placed on them. When an injury has healed the muscles will recover in response to the amount of work they are asked to do. If the limb is favoured then the muscle will never recover its normal function. After a period in bed, during which time the leg muscles have been completely inactive, one feels weak at the knees when up. Stay in bed too long and the muscle fibres become so weak that one wouldn’t even be able to stand up. So in the case of a long illness or a long-term injury the muscles have to be given specific work to do to build up and restore the power required for every day living. In so many cases, due to the absence of specific exercises, a compromise is struck and the body has to make do. People are heard to say - I’ve never had any strength in my back since my accident - my shoulder has always been weak since the car crash - that’s my bad leg - I’m always going over on that ankle - I’ve never been able to open a jar with that hand since I broke my wrist - etc. etc.

All of these situations are examples of inadequate muscle power. Even after a long period of time muscles can still adapt and strengthen in response to stimuli from the right type of exercises. Muscular imbalance can lead to problems in the future. For instance a calf injury will result in weakness of the muscles and if not restored to normal strength running and even walking will be slightly out of kilter. This puts strain on other muscles and joints. By being aware of and practising ’special warm-up exercises‘ prior to any bout of violent exercise many of the torn muscles, trapped nerves, sprained ankles or back problems which occur can be prevented. Exercises only increase the strength in muscles when they are done on a regular basis.

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Jacqueline is one of a few UK Physiotherapists combining Connective Tissue Manipulation, Manual Lymph Drainage, the MacKenzie Exercise Regime and Cranio-sacral Therapy in private practice. During the past four years she has successfully treated over 1,000 patients with spinal problems and a further 1,300 patients with other muscular skeletal problems in her Gillingham Physio Centre in Dorset. In order to offer her specialist techniques to a greater number of patients she started the London Physio Centre at 148 Harley Street.

A Chartered and State Registered Physiotherapist, Jacqueline qualified at St Thomas’s Hospital, London with additional emphasis in the treatment of backs and necks. She spent five years at the Leicester Royal Infirmary gaining experience in all branches of physiotherapy and became Senior Physiotherapist on the Medical Unit. In 1977 she created a private practice at the Leicester Clinic, eventually covering all orthopaedic, spinal and post-op physiotherapy.

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If YOU’VE been wondering “how to lose inches off my waist fast”, well, I’m going to share with you some powerful and simple ways to lose stomach inches in just minutes a day at home. READ THIS NOW if diet and exercise are failing you!

Lose Stomach Inches

1. If you could only do 1 exercise, do the vacuum pose

Before I describe this to you, I’ll tell you that hundreds of my clients have used this exercise. Want their results? They averaged JUST UNDER 2 inches lost from their waists doing it 5 minutes a day… for just 26-30 days.

Want even better results… do this for 15-20 minutes a day and you’ll see a drop of 3 inches in a month.

Anyway, the exercise is a version of “sucking in your belly”. Suck in the lower abs around your belly button and hold for however long you feel comfortable holding the pose. I recommend 15-30 seconds at a time.

That’s it. Then all you do is keep repeating it for a total of 5 minutes or more depending on if you want to lose 2 or 3 inches in a month. Be sure not to count the rest times as part of the total time.

2. My favorite exercise to get waist/hips curves… hula hooping

I give a lot of credit to this exercise for bring in the waists while toning the hips of my online clients. I get a lot of feedback on this exercise. However you want to do it, just do it for 10 minutes total each day. One other thing, be sure to use a WEIGHTED HULA HOOP because they’re a lot easier to keep whirling around your waist.

3. Bonus exercise… spinning

Spinning around like a child helps with weight loss which in turn helps you lose stomach fat. It does this in a round-about way of manipulating your hormones (balancing them) through stimulation of your Endocrine System.

For spinning to work effectively, do it clockwise and do it MORE THAN a few times each day. Those are 2 of the basics you should know that I took out of my Spinning Weight Loss ebook.

How to lose inches off my waist fast… you ask? Start with those 3 exercises to lose stomach inches while eating a little healthier and doing some cardio.

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Frozen Shoulder or frozen shoulder syndrome is also often called adhesive capsulitis.

Unlike any other joint in the body, the shoulder joint hangs in its socket and is mostly supported from above. While this makes it a very multifunctional and flexible joint, it also leads to a high degree of instability.

While this condition is found most often with the over forties, and affecting 2-3% of the population, it can, surprisingly, also effect youngsters.

Many conditions are credited with causation; hormonal influences, under use, interference of the nerve supply emanating from the neck and upper thoracic spine, trauma, and poor posture to name just a few.

Trauma, like cervical spine whiplash which may take years to manifest itself symptomatically, may also occur with the shoulder joint. Some major or even minor insult to the rotator cuff such as a fall or extreme over-use may then present as a frozen shoulder well after the original trauma occurs and is forgotten. Some further little irritation may then trigger an already existing weakness.

Poor posture, where for years the head is held in a forward position, shoulders hunched and a humped upper back, will lead to inactivity of some of the major shoulder muscles encouraging a recruitment of the lesser muscles to work harder. This can then lead them to become tired, overworked and as a result sore. Soreness leads to pain leading to a protective restriction. Restriction leads to inactivity and thus less localized circulation of fluids in and around the shoulder girdle, including synovial fluid and blood supply that feeds the joint and the surrounding tissue including the musculature.

Minor discomfort develops that without dedicated movement (remember that “if you don’t use it, you will lose it”) progresses to more severe symptomatology which can include interfering with your sleep especially when lying on the effected shoulder.

During this time, the body reacts by laying down adhesive material that further limits movement. Adhesions are abnormal bands of tissue that thicken and can be likened to internal scar tissue.

This ‘freezing stage’ can last from six weeks to nine months and is the most painful stage.

As we enter the ‘frozen stage’, the pain eases but the lack of motion remains. This stage reputedly last from four to six months.

In the ‘thawing stage’, motion slowly returns. This stage can take from five to twenty-six months.

In the total worse case scenario, it can take as much as forty-four months from start to finish. And even then complete recovery is infrequent. As well, up to 15% will permanently lose their full range of motion; however, these figures could be significantly reduced by continuing flexibility and strengthening exercises for some months after the pain eases and disappears.

A very simple exercise which seems to help with the pain of a frozen shoulder and can be done at any time of the day, even when it wakes you at night, is the following:

1 a) Standing with feet astride, lean forward at the hips and let the arms hang loosely down. Let both arms swing forward and back as loosely as possible. Carry the movements to the point of pain but not into pain. Do this for 45 to 60 seconds.

1 b) Same as above but add the following: At the end of the forward swing, rotate the hand outwards. Swing back and rotate hand inwards at the backward end of the swing. In effect, this will describe a long slender figure-eight movement. Do this for 45 to 60 seconds.

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You’ll lose 5 pounds in 5 days following 5 simple rules. Listen, I understand you want to lose weight without radically changing your diet, eating hamster food, or having to go to the gym all the time. You want some quick and easy solutions to lose 5 pounds.

So here is a healthy way on how to lose 5 pounds in 5 days.

Rule #1: Soups and salads before all meals

By eating a soup or salad before your meals, you are crowding out bad calories with better calories… and less calories. Just make sure the soups are homemade and the salads only use lemon juice, organic apple cider vinegar, or virgin olive oil as dressing. Nothing else!

Rule #2: Take a cold shower in the morning

What’s the deal on this one, huh? Well, just take your normal shower and then rinse very cold water all over your body for 15-20 seconds. What happens is this… your body is forced to internally heat up to maintain it’s core inner temperature. But what you’ve done is tricked your body into increasing it’s temperature. A higher core temperature burns off more fat… fat doesn’t like heat (think of a sauna).

Rule #3: Eat 3 fruits a day (either apples, grapefruit, or 1 cup of blueberries)

The best choice is to eat 3 apples a day. However, I gave you a few more options to relieve boredom. Use these as your “energy snacks” between meals.

Rule #4: Have lentils everyday

Each small serving of lentils contains 11 grams of fiber and 10 grams of protein. That is flat out unbelievably great as far as nutrition goes for a food. You can get a 1 pound bag of lentils that has 13 servings for just 72 cents. Amazingly cheap!

Just have 2 servings of lentils a day. The protein, and especially the fiber, will go a long way towards keeping you feeling full and speeding up your digestive process. The only drawback with lentils is that you have to cook them for about 45 minutes. So make a big batch and just reheat it. That 72 cent bag will last you for a week.

Rule #5: Hula hoop for cardio

Sound crazy? Well, get over it. The hula hoop is fast becoming a big time cardio tool. In 2 years you’ll see it everywhere. It’s great for toning your stomach area. What I do is hula hoop during tv commercials. I don’t set aside cardio time. This makes it easy to do cardio for me since like everyone else, I’m also busy.

So give it a try and see how to lose 5 pounds in 5 days for yourself.

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Rotator cuff injuries can vary quite dramatically in their severity. Shoulder specific exercises will feature to some extent in all types of treatment for rotator cuff injuries. What differs is how much time should pass before you should start the exercise.

Shoulder Tendonitis for example is simply an inflammation of one or more of the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff. This is usually caused by over exertion. The muscle become inflamed and aches when you move it. Typical symptoms include an aching or sore shoulder and some discomfort when moving. Shoulder tendonitis is treated with rest, ice packs or anti-inflammatory drugs. Most cases of tendonitis will clear up in a matter of days. It is worthwhile starting some shoulder conditioning exercises to help to avoid future injuries. If the symptoms persist much past three days, get it checked out by a professional.

Depending on which tendon is inflamed Tendonitis can develop into a shoulder impingement. The supraspinatus muscle runs through a channel of bone at the top of the shoulder. If this become inflamed it can result in a shoulder impingement. The inflamed tendon gets pinched or trapped in the channel of bone.

Conservative treatment for this is much the same except the timescales are longer and the anti-inflammatory drugs may include steroid injections to reduce inflammation. exercises to strengthen the shoulder will be the final stage in treatment. Typical symptoms are pain and stiffness in the shoulder accompanied by muscle weakness. Raising your arm to the front or side will result in a sharp pain at the top outer edge of the shoulder. It is important to avoid any movement that causes pain as this is a sign of further damage being done to the tendons. If you ignore a shoulder impingement and try to work through it, you may well end up with a rotator cuff tear where the tendon frays and becomes damaged. This is a much worse injury that will require a longer recovery time. Where an impingement does not respond to conservative treatment it may require surgery to free up the impingement and allow healing to start.

As previously mentioned, a rotator cuff tear can come about as a result of a shoulder impingement. They can also come about as the result of a knock or fall. Tears can be a partial tear where only a percentage of the tendon is damaged or a full thickness tear where the tendon has actually been severed or snapped.

Conservative treatment is again tried first. Rest, ice, anti-inflammatory drugs followed by shoulder specific exercises to strengthen the shoulder. Again the timescales will be considerably longer.

Some tears will require surgery to either initiate a repair or to tidy up the tear to facilitate better healing. Depending on someone’s level of activity with the damaged arm, some people, mainly older people are able to function pain free with a torn rotator cuff.

So, however you have damaged it, rest is the best treatment for rotator cuff injuries, make sure that you treat the inflammation properly and then exercise to strengthen the shoulder making sure that any exercise is pain free.

If you found this article useful or just plain interesting and would like to know more about the treatment for rotator cuff injuries then check out my site at

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My name is Nick Bryant and I am an older dad to two young children aged seven and five. I am keen on staying fit and active so that I can enjoy an active life with my children as they grow. Having suffered a shoulder injury that put me out of action for several painful months, I was keen to share my experience and let others know how I managed a full recovery without surgery despite being told that it was necessary.

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Just because you have torn your rotator cuff, it does not automatically mean that you are going to need surgery. Rotator cuffs get injured in a variety of ways and each injury can be different depending on how it occurred in the first place.

If you think of the tendons of the rotator cuff as resembling a piece of old tow rope, I say old simply because that’s how my rotator cuff felt when I tore it. If you tow too many cars with the rope or allow it to rub against something sharp, it may start to fray, getting worn a bit and consequently weaken.

On the other hand if you try towing something that is too heavy, you will stretch the rope, pulling the fibres apart. Pull away too quickly and put a sudden strain on a tow rope and it might simply snap or come away from the car.

The same can happen to the tendons of the rotator cuff. You can just wear them out with repetitive injury, you can overload them and pull the fibres apart or if you are really unlucky you can end up snapping them completely.

Virtually all complete tears will require surgery. If you have managed to detach the tendon from the bone you will certainly be looking at surgery to reconnect it.

Fortunately, most or nearly all partial rotator cuff tears can be sorted out without resorting to surgery, providing you take them seriously right from the start and don’t try working through them.

A rotator cuff tear, even a small one, can lead to inflammation of the tendons. The inflammation can lead to impingement which basically means that your tendons are getting caught against or pinched by bone every time that you move in a certain way. Lifting your arm above your shoulder will be painful, reaching behind you will be painful, you’ll probably find that sleeping is difficult because you can’t lie on your injured arm.

Listen to the message that your body is sending because each pain is a sign of further damage being done. You need to rest the shoulder, avoiding any movement that causes pain.

Rotator cuff tear treatment will involve rest to allow the muscle to start healing, combined with treating the inflammation. Try using anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen, if that doesn’t work a steroid injection may be called for. You can also treat the injury with ice packs to reduce inflammation.

Once the inflammation has subsided movement will become easier. It will not be perfect straight away and that is where exercise comes in to help to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and get the shoulder moving again. This will be low resistance exercise aimed at isolating the muscles of the rotator cuff. Using large weights will simply get the major muscles working and either ignore or at worst damage the cuff muscles.

The good news is that, because of that, a lot of these exercises are suitable to be done at home.

Treat a rotator cuff tear properly and you can be back to a pain free shoulder easily and quickly, ignore it and you might as well book surgery straight away.

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Even the Kids Love Tennis!

The sport of tennis is gaining popularity amongst younger players, even those as young as 4 or 5 years old. When teaching tennis drills to kids, make sure to select drills that are simple yet focus on the underlying fundamentals of the game. If the fundamentals are taught properly at a young age, younger players have a much better chance of remembering their basic skills throughout their lives. The following tennis drills are a great way to put the fun back in the fundamentals of the game!

When teaching tennis drills to kids, always make sure to fully explain the drill first before attempting it, and allow players a chance to ask questions before beginning to avoid any mishaps or injury that may occur. Keep a close eye on your players and their balls as they practice, since errant balls can cause twisted ankles if stepped on.

Through the Hoop

First, we have a drill known as Through the Hoop, since it requires a hula-hoop or other large circle-shaped object. Have the players stand in a line with the coach standing approximately 10 feet away with the hula hoop in hand. The coach slowly lobs a ball to players one by one who attempt to hit the ball through the hoop. For every time they score a shot through the hoop, they earn one point. This drill teaches young players accuracy when hitting the ball. Players may use their forehand, backhand, or underhand motions to hit the ball.

Baby hits, mama hits and papa hits

When teaching tennis drills to your beginner players, look for drills that teach different skills such as the amount of power put into each hit. This drill, called Goldilocks and the Three Balls, has players introduced to the concept of soft hits, medium hits and hard hits.

First, demonstrate the “baby hit” by hitting the ball very softly, the “mama hit” by hitting the ball to the middle of the court, and the “papa hit” by hitting the ball full court.

Next, have players line up at center court on the baseline with the coach on the opposite side of the net. Lob the ball towards players one at a time and as the ball is in mid-air call out which type of hit you’d like the player to use: baby, mama, or papa. This fun drill has kids learning how to control the amount of power put into each hit.

Finally, we have a fun drill introduces the concept of the forehand hit by having kids hold the racquet like a softball bat. Once again, have your players line up on the baseline at center court with the coach on the other side of the net.

The coach lobs the ball towards the players one by one who swing their racket like a softball bat at the oncoming wall. To help children build up accuracy with these types of hits, assign a point value to a number of different spots on the opposite court, such as ten points for the back wall and fifteen points for a chair in each corner of the court. The player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.

A complete library of online tennis drills (for young and old) can be found here:

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Here’s how to get rid of your love handles with 3 simple exercises. In fact, you don’t even need to go to the gym to lose your love handles.

Get Rid of Love Handles exercises

1. Hula Hooping

For the whole waist and hips area, the hula hoop is great for toning and shaping. It’s hard to target the love handles, but the hula hoop works those areas. I like to hula hoop for 10 minutes a day. If you can, hula hoop 5 days a week minimum.

Since I don’t like having to schedule a workout, I hula hoop during tv commercials. What can be easier than that? I’ll bet you that within a year the hula hoop will be the “next big thing” when it comes to exercising. Just watch and mark my words.

2. Walking uphill or on an incline

You can use either a treadmill or find a nearby hill, but walking up an incline (10-15 degrees is ideal) is a great way to create a big oxygen deficit. When that happens, your body is forced to turn to bodyfat to burn it off for immediate energy (it’s a survival mechanism).

Do this for 15 minutes 4-5 times a week.

3. Vacuum Pose

This is great for losing inches all over your waist. My clients lose about 1.75 inches in less than 1 month on average doing this for just 5 minutes everyday.

What you do is suck in your belly while focusing on your belly button being sucked in. Then hold that “sucked in” position for as long as possible… at least 15-60 seconds. Rest and then repeat. Do this for 5 minutes everyday.

So if you can, use those three exercises for getting rid of your love handles.

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