TIPS: Simple Ways to Protect Your Shoulders
TIPS: Simple Ways to Protect Your Shoulders
Certain repetitive activities put more strain on the rotator cuff and can cause damage. Shoulder injuries can result from overhead-throwing motions used in sports like baseball, football, tennis, volleyball, and competitive swimming as well as in occupations like painting, hair styling, and construction.
Here are some tips you can take to prevent putting additional strain on your shoulders:
- Pay attention to your posture. During sleep, lay either on your back or side.
- When you sit, keep your head over your shoulders and keep your shoulders back.
- Don’t carry a backpack or purse over just one shoulder.
- Avoid working with your arms above shoulder level for very long. When possible, use a footstool or ladder to lessen the strain on your shoulders.
- Lift and carry objects close to your body. Try not to lift heavy loads with outstretched arms.
- Take regular breaks from any activity you must repeat over and over again.
- Keep your thumb up when you reach for something with your arm.
Read the original article Simple Habits for Shoulder Health
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