Don't aggravate your shoulder pain

In general there are some gym exercises that I would recommend avoiding while you're suffering from shoulder pain or neck pain because it's very important not to aggravate the shoulder or neck injury or put the shoulder through unnatural motions.

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Is it safe to exercise with shoulder pain?

Are people right when they say you avoid doing exercises if you suffer from shoulder pain?

Pain is the body's warning system, its way of letting you know something is wrong. Many people assume that because their shoulder is painful they should automatically avoid exercises that involve using the shoulder. Actually, for many shoulder conditions avoiding using shoulder can actually make your shoulder condition worse. However, as with any medical condition, do seek proper medical advice before undertaking exercises.

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My Latest Shoulder Exercise Video

I've just added a new shoulder exercise video that's a really great exercise to start to get your shoulder mobile and pain free. This new video shows you how a simple shoulder exercise can help you to relieve your shoulder pain.

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If you have ever had the misfortune of having a shoulder injury then you understand the importance of the shoulder to everyday activity.

Using your shoulders without properly warming them up is a great way to tear muscle fibers, tendons or ligaments.

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If your shoulder pain is caused by "frozen shoulder", or Adhesive Capsulitis, exercise should only started after several sessions of physical therapy.

Exercise used after therapy to treat "frozen shoulder" is vital to the continued mobility of your shoulder. You should always start by keeping the movement within your comfort zone, so as to not cause further pain.

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If your shoulder pain is arthritic, there are a number of great exercises that can help increase the mobility of your shoulder.  Shoulder Exercises can help you regain almost full function to the shoulder, but always consult with a medical professional before attempting any exercise to the neck or shoulder.

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Shoulder problems frequently lead to neck pain.

When shoulder mobility becomes restricted it is unfortunately very common for pain to radiate into the webbing between the neck and shoulder. This area is known as or the upper trapezius. Usually this causes a deep ache that feels like it needs to be massaged.

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Our third and final exercise will be the lateral raise with internal rotation. Again, you can do this using dumbbells or a tin of vegetable or bag of sugar.

• Begin by standing up straight.

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The second exercise is called a frontal raise. You can perform this exercise using dumbbells (less than 2kg). But you don't need any equipment you can just use a bag of sugar or tin of beans.

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In my last posts we looked at shoulder exercise safety, and the importance of doing a shoulder exercise warm-up before starting to exercise the shoulder.

Now it is time to get down to doing some simple shoulder strengthening exercises.

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