Can I lift weights with rotator cuff injury?
Can I lift weights with rotator cuff injury? If you have a rotator cuff injury, get ready to let those weights rest a bit at the gym. You should avoid lifting weights above your head or out from the sides of your body. These movements can cause more stress and even further injury to the area. How do you strengthen your rotator cuff with weights? Hold a light dumbbell in the injured side's hand and, keeping your elbow against your side, slowly raise the dumbbell toward the ceiling. Stop rotating your arm if you feel strain. Hold the dumbbell up...