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Easy Exercises for Shoulder Conditioning.

These are laid out for injury rehabilitation for frozen shoulder or any other injury affecting one or more of the rotator cuff muscles.

I would suggest you try these exercises, one by one, even if you don't have any shoulder injury or pain. Its a good way to find your shoulder weakness and prevent an injury before it even starts.

Open the attachment at the bottom of the blog or follow this link: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/

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Rotator Cuff Injury

A rotator cuff tear is a common cause of pain and disability among adults. In 2008, close to 2 million people in the United States went to their doctors because of a rotator cuff problem.

A torn rotator cuff will weaken your shoulder. This means that many daily activities, like combing your hair or getting dressed, may become painful and difficult to do.

Sprained Ankle
by American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

A sprained ankle is a very common injury. Approximately 25,000 people experience it each day. A sprained ankle can happen to athletes and non-athletes, children and adults. It can happen when you take part in sports and physical fitness activities. It can also happen when you simply step on an uneven surface, or step down at an angle.

Know your body!

Here is an easy to follow explanation of the knee and all of its parts and functions; you can link the names to the picture.

Often the issues that arise in the knees are caused by the foot or/and the hip, this is why: the knee moves in one directional plane (flexion/extension) whereas the hip and feet move in 3 ( flexion/extension, side to side (abduction/adduction) and in rotation) therefor if the hip or ankle is stiff in one plane it will stress the knee, by compensation.