Shoulder injuries are prevalent for those individuals, who use weight
training, as a form of exercise – the result of selecting higher risk exercises,
such as the dumbbell lateral (side) shoulder raise at or above parallel to the
ground, a behind-the-neck pulldown, and the seated pec-dec (chest
exercise) press at a “high-five” position.

In addition, the potential for exercise imbalances that may be created by
either participation in overhead sports like tennis, or a training emphasis,
where the participant habitually performs too many repetitions of one body
segment, in comparison to its posterior counterpart – like a front shoulder
press versus the rotator cuff muscles. There are exercises that can be used to reduce the risk to shoulder injuries.