Your grip can help prevent rotator cuff tears, too. “Squeeze the bar as tight as possible on all lifts to engage the rotator cuff,” says Murphy. This forces the shoulder to stabilize itself ...

Stretching is often a quick fix for shoulder stiffness. To address the root cause, here are four targeted exercises that not only provide relief but restore function.

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.