Dealing with pain in your neck, back and shoulders?
These trainer-approved shoulder impingement exercises can help you deal with it at home.
No matter how it started, though, trainers agree that youll want to nip it in the bud.
What is shoulder impingement?
Shoulder impingement happens when the tissues and tendons in your shoulders stop doing their jobs properly.
Plascencia adds that even small things, like lying on your shoulder, can aggravate the area.
What causes shoulder impingement?
Issues can also arise if youre working your shoulders unevenly, which creates an imbalance in the area.
When they arent able to move at full range, it inhibits that process from working properly.
Focus on improving your movement quality before progressing.
Shoulder impingement exercises to try at home
1.
Wall slides
2.
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Turkish get-up
3.
Overhead press a broomstick
4.
Ys + Ts + Ws (10 reps each/3 rounds)
5.
Staggered stance face pulls
6.
Overhead shoulder rotation
7.
Banded supinated pull-aparts
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