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26 years
Hi, I am experiencing pain in the right rotator cuff when I am doing "only"bench press, no pain is associated with any other exercise or movement.How can I treat this?thank you
Jul 23, 2014

Dr. Rania Mousa General Medicine
The major muscles involved in the bench press are your pectoralis major, triceps and anterior deltoid. By changing your elbow's position, you can focus more on one muscle group. The farther out you place your elbows, the greater the stress on your shoulder capsule. If you have a rotator cuff injury, try placing your elbows 45 degrees from your body, which will decrease the pressure placed on your shoulder capsule and its surrounding muscles.
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