Dude, omg I can't even tell you. I have been suffering for almost a year being woken up at night with shoulder pain in both shoulders. Last year after not working out for years, I decided to start doing heavy lateral shoulder raises with 40 lb dumbbells. Obviously when I got done it hurt like hell and never stopped. I got sharp pains every time I lifted my arms or used my shoulder muscles in any way. I tried lots of rehab exercises after letting it rest for like 2 months but nothing helped. Then randomly today I came across your video. ALL I did was the thing with the ball, and hit up all the areas where it was tender. Within 10 minutes, all of the pain is completely gone. I can't believe I just suffered for months and all I needed was to put pressure on the muscles with a ball. My shoulders and arms have atrophied from not being able to use my arms. wow. I can't thank you enough!
Two years ago I suffered from this. Thanks to you I was able regain my left shoulder normal movements and strength. I did your exercises for weeks till I felt my arm and shoulder were OK and I still do occasionally whenever I stress my arm and shoulder. I can't thank you enough.
@@westsidekasper4860 suggestion: to these tiny tiny rotations that I will here describe, but in summary. I have had it work a charm on people. for example, put your arm straight out.and imagine the fingers are a pencil pointing at a sheet of paper a galaxy away. (OK it is easier to start with the imaginary sheet of paper closer, then farther and farther. The farther away the more suble the motion becomes so NP in working up to it. smile) Anyway, make a circle with the pencil. If it isnt even work on making it even. Try to make the circle smaller and smaller (this is where the more distant paper comes in to help.) Think of extending the arm-elbow-hand-fingers out from your center as well (not moving your center towars the clircle, lol). Think of it, extension is the opposite of compression. Something I do when I seem to be stuck in making a smooth circle, ie comtrolling the muscles to work smoothly around the clircle - - is to imagine the center of the circle and work radially ie in a straight line acrodss the center. This makes a cross or an x. All this is trainging our brain and your muscles to work smoothly together, even elegantly. Dont forget to do both directions, rotating to the right and to the left (clockwise, sunward, name it and you own it.) Last: not that my description has centered on the relation of the humerus bone in the "socket and it's relation to the acronium. In spite of that, this has helped me with wrist, finger and elbow pain. (OMG how can this be true?) You can apply this to ANY JOINT in your body. I have used it to draw circles with the top of my head on a paper far far off in space. I have used it on a foot using the ankle joint (on a clinet. I have seen it stop crepetations (little noises). What do I thnk is actually happening? - - Here goes nothing. I think you are learning to let the big conscious-of muscles relax and transfer the contro to the smaller tiny intrinsic muscles. That then would be what REFINEs your movement. Hey anyone, please correct me if I am wrong. moveorflow@gmail.com
@@westsidekasper4860I'm having the same thing as a 14 yo and I have been suffering from it an year ago and I want to end it plz help me I had an MRI and the doctors just make me stay in medicines only
I had shoulder bursitis for two years. I was determined to identify the root cause environmentally and to exercise it accordingly. I’ve been pain free with full movement for about six years now. There is hope!
@@petermelnyk7664 Lots of targeted, gentle exercise. Pilates twice a week with an excellent instructor one-on-one and exercises from a physiotherapist. Shoulder shrugs, shoulder circles, 'snow angels' lying on my back, gentle stretches, gentle weight (500gr to 1kg max) exercises like standing and pulling a resistance band or springs in a backward motion with my arms tucked in at my waist, and the one which helped the most I will try and describe next. I used my kitchen bench. I bent over it on my good side and rested myself on it. I let my bad shoulder arm dangle towards the ground while holding a small weight and letting it gently swing. From memory I began at 1kg weight and eventually increased it to 2kg but no more. I did this a few times everyday and my progress seemed to really improve after this exercise was added to my routine. I wanted a cortisone injection after putting up with pain for 18 months but my doctor refused to give it to me, until I'd got to the root cause as to why it was happening (my poor computer posture I think). She gave me 6 months to really give it everything to get better before allowing me to have the cortisone injection. After 5 months there was noticeable improvement and then one day I just noticed I was pain free! It takes time but it can be fixed with commitment to doing the necessary exercises. I also improved my diet to reduce foods which caused inflammation and limited my computer and phone use to just the essentials. Good luck with it.
@@-The-Golden-God- Try taking a solid, all-wooden broom. Place bottom of broom where bristles are against the wall on the floor. Take the end of the broom, needs to be a rounded edge and place it on the area where you feel the pain weakness or tightness. Place as much of your weight upon area as you can for as long as you can, up to a minute, before finding another spot. This is a type of deep tissue pressure point massage.
I had bursitis in the shoulder for about 6 years. Physio, chiro, cortisone injection, nothing worked. I eventually forced my shoulder back by doing chest stretches, but hard. I had to overextend my shoulder backwards, with a bit of a 'pop' happening. I immediately got overwhelming relief. From then on my shoulder sat better and chest muscles loosened up. Really consider that there could be a minor misalignment. All these videos talk about "stretching" so the shoulders don't pull forward, but it can definitely be an alignment issue that you can put back. I still get my shoulder trying to roll forward sometimes, so I stretch it and force it back when it does. But the relief is amazing. It's been about 6 months since then and I'm super thankful for it.
I have had this debilitating shoulder pain you're describing. I researched greatly throughout youtube. I found the GREATEST answer came with gymnastic rings. I hung them with very sturdy clips. I use a step stool to do modified hangs, pull ups and negative pull ups. Some of the philosophy is that our ancestors hung from trees. I've experienced that hanging has amazing conditioning effects. It hits all the upper body. It conditions the hands through to the arms, shoulders and back. The pain in my shoulder almost instantaneously went away. That sold me.
The tennis ball exercise is such a miracle, thank you 🙏🏻. I’ve been in pain on a daily basis it’s hopeless sometimes. I need to be persistent with my exercises.
I can not begin to tell you how rolling the tennis ball made such a huge difference. My shoulder has been hurting for so long that I had given up on it healing. I use the heavy doggie balles for the density they have. After the first day of doing it every few hours, I could tell a difference. After 3 days I was back in the gym and doing upper body again. Thank you so much, I've shared with some ppl already.
I highly recommend that in addition to doing your physical therapy and so forth that you ice as often as possible. Spend the money on a good slip on shoulder ice pack and you will do a much more often most likely. Plus it will cuff down onto your bicep area as well as many of us have had pain there resulting from the shoulder pain. Also, if you aren't against taking ibuprofen, take that for a couple of weeks at something like 800 to maybe 1200 mg a day depending on your size and that's still well within Medical recommendations. It's actually a pretty small dosage but can also help. Add in the physical therapy and rest from overhead weightlifting or things like that and you got a good shot people. Stay positive and let's all stick together and heal up! By the way, I'm an ex Division 1 quarterback who has had shoulder challenges since high school and has worked through it several times successfully and continue to do so as I am in the middle of a recent challenge. Anyway, love to the world and the universe!
Thank you so much for the comment John-Carlos. My mental health is taking a beating. I’ve had really bad (MRI scan showing this) bursitis that is, as you stated, flowing down into my bicep sheath. I used to do hypertrophy training for 10 years 3-5x a week and now for 6 months nothing, as a hard gainer I’ve lost a lot of muscle tissue and really struggling mentally with losing my physique. I feel there is no way forward. I am going to try what you mentioned and hopefully get through this, man. If you could reach out and share more information I’d be very appreciative. Thanks, John.
@@danh4724 right on. If you are going through it just hang in there and do all the low-hanging fruit stuff that you can and also work on your emotional state because if you are anything like most of us weight trainers and athletes it can be frustrating but don't let that get to you and don't watch that clock ticking thinking it hasn't happened fast enough because your body does amazing things for you and sometimes we just have to be patient and loved it even though it's not doing what we want at this very moment. You got this! Breathe deeply and Trust the process
@Dan H this seems like it can be tricky but just pay attention to the pain level and also how long the sensation of pain, which should not be more than moderate at the most and ideally mild or non-existent, make sure it you are checking about how long that lasts after you do some exercises. Generally it's okay and expected that it will be a bit uncomfortable and maybe a bit sizzly for a few hours or an hour or maybe half a day but you just want to see if it's really lingering. Check that ego big time and work with super positive loving Vibes towards the experience and how you are actually getting some rest and other ways and when you train use exceptionally lightweight for twice as long as you might think. 2 lb weight, 3 lb wait. Heck I got excited when I got to 8 lb dumbells! Finally, make sure you are doing exercises to open up the shoulder because like many of us you are probably stronger interior part of your deltoids and week out back so look up some exercises on those and also how to open up Hi-Point back your scapula and so forth and this overtime will help reduce clicking and it will likely eventually go away. One more thing, if this has become chronic you can and should cycle between ice and Heat. This will create a pumping of the blood in-and-out to accelerate healing and you could do each of these as many times a day you want or I might do something like three or four times of ice and three or four times of heat or as much as I can get in for about 10 minutes to 15 minutes at a time for each. I recommend something called the bed buddy ... provides moist heat which is the kind of heat you want, not a heating pad. You can buy one of these for probably 10ish bucks or something and it will last a lifetime. It microwaves to a perfect heat in about 2 minutes. And if you don't want to spend the money on a fancy ice pack system for your shoulder bags of frozen peas work great and shape well around shoulders and elbows and knees and stuff! Buy a few bags and dedicate them to caring for yourself. And, promise this is the last thing... while doing this recovery pick up another area of your Fitness Lifestyle by really getting your nutrition and check or upping your water considerably or really dialing in your caloric intake and improving your cardiovascular work. There's a ton of joy in maintaining your physique and having shoulder stuff can be frustrating but you will get through this and I think you will be better for all around?
Oh my goodness the tennis ball starts working on my shoulder. I have been suffering shoulder bursitis for 6months now..this tennis ball helps. Thanks a lot
I’ve had shoulder bursitis for over a year and a half.. it’s completely ruined my life.. can’t even make my own bed now.. I’ve actually been mega depressed.. day to day chores are really hard.. can’t even wipe my own **** without it hurting or squelching in the joint... it’s both arms too so I’m pretty much disabled, this video has been the most understanding spot on bit of info I have seen in all of my pain in the last year or so. I’m gonna try it and see what happens. You’ve inspired me.. thanks mate
I had ankle bursitis for two weeks from a skateboarding injury. I had x-rays and ultra sounds and got diagnosed properly. The pain remained the same during that time so I figured it would be a long recovery. My doctor said to ice the area to reduce swelling. I tried icing and not much was happening so I put a beaded hot/cold pack inside my sock then wrapped my whole foot in a heating pad on high for about 4 hours a day. While I slept I left the hot/cold pack and sock on but the heating pad wasn't on my foot. This process made my foot sweat a lot and I literally sweated the bursitis away in just 3 days. I went from limping in pain for 2 weeks to walking perfectly fine after 3 days of heating the area. I'm not sure how it works but I think the liquid in the bursa sac worked its way out in the sweating process or through the blood stream. I hope this helps with shoulders too!
I had rotator cuff surgery 2 years ago and I recently did some “ work” in my backyard and now my shoulder hurts as much as pre-surgery… thanks for the refresher information. I’m gonna start thinking ATM again
I remember watching this video years ago when I suffered from terrible shoulder pain. Not sure if it was bursitis or something else, but it did indeed go away after a few years. Zero shoulder pain now.
Hi . My first goal would be to be able to put my jumpers and coats on without pain. Second goal would be to be able to knit again. After that I want to be able to decorate my home, and walk a dog on a lead. Thankyou for your inspiring and thought provoking video
I’m a professional drummer/percussionist my body my ability to support my family. Hands,feet, legs, shoulders, arms,upper lower back muscles a constant consistent struggle keeping things in motion with strengthening and flexibility at all times. Especially, after 30-35 years we condition our bodies to meet different musical situations. We have to train like top elite athletes in order to execute at the highest levels yearly. What overall upper/lower body exercises would you recommend strengthens all the body parts we’re using simultaneously. Sorry, bout long chat but, like to know your answers? ✌🏿
Hey Thanks so much! I had no idea what was going on my my shoulders. After months of rest prescribed by GP and 3 zillion scans. One visit to the orthopedist told me that I have shoulder hyper mobility and bursitis with bicep tendinitis. These exercises help so much! I’m a Thai boxer so I’m used to getting beat up, but the constant pain my shoulder is in is AWFUL. Thank you again!
This is fantastic. I come from a very medical family, but because of my own experiences with (very good) doctors through some joint issues, I have come to embrace a very multifaceted approach to healing. I refuse to believe that rest and cortisone are my only options. I currently have very similar issues with bursitis that you had, as well as a herniated c5 cervical disc. Seeing this gives me so much hope! You really didn’t give up, and look how strong you are! I really wish that there was a concentrated effort to merge western and eastern medicine, to include a much heavier emphasis on gua sha & deep tissue massage, anatomy awareness, and calisthenics with such injuries as this. Unfortunately, Big Pharma has too big of a grip on most of our MDs.
Very well stated! Not only should our doctors understand tossing meds isn't the answer but also the health insurance! It amazes me they will pay for useless PT where I was told go over there and do some exercises or just slap a tens unit on my back but no real help and it cost a small fortune! The co-pay was too much for me, especially when not working well at all. Deep tissue message is very helpful. I am going to look into what gua sha is as I am not familiar with it. I also like that you mentioned calisthenics as I do remember doing these in my youth quite regularly and it being helpful. Thank you.
doctors are all fat and gay. I will never take health advice from a fat person, about anything. Covid has proven that these people should all largely not just be ignored, but disrespected for their blind allegiance and inability to think critically about anything not dictated to them by a central authority.
While I do incorporate your exercises into some of my routines, my Physical therapist has taught me many of your exercises and never told me to rest-he incorporates the ‘all in the muscle’ way of thinking. Always appreciate your videos and have the same ‘issues’, that you have been diagnosed with and still have a lot of pain and swelling or inflammation but have made a lot of progression. Some day I have the goal of taking one of your classes in person! Thanks again Matt!
Very helpful. I felt much less isolated in my pain and dysfunction thanks to you! Moving and sweating every day helps me maintain excellent mental health. Not being able to do this impacts my life most negatively...thanks again for sharing your experience and knowledge.
Wow this is a great video! I've been suffering from Arthritis for years now and seems like every year I find a new pain. I think I understand you, posture and muscle tension have a lot to do with getting the shoulder back to normal. Thank you thank you for making this one !!!
Wow, just did the two exercises you demonstrated in the video for about 15 minutes in my office and I'm already feeling a bit of relief in my shoulder. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I will continue practicing these exercises daily.
As a 49 year old man facing age related sarcopenia, the idea of just waiting for my shoulder to heal and stopping exercise sounds like a terrible idea! Thank you so much for your video. What you're doing throughout the entire video makes my shoulder twinge as it would be impossible for me to do any of those motions, so it gives me great hope to think that I might be able to heal out of this without giving up on exercising.
Well done and very well explained. I am in the middle of trying to solve my shoulder bursitis after a BBJ injury. 3 mths later it is still sore but this video has inspired me to take another approach. thank you.
You’re so right - rest hasn’t worked for me. I also agree attitude is key. I will try your suggestions and hope I get to your shoulder flexibility which is unreal
Om.a newbie and Im.grateful for this video. I will be working more on relieving my "frozen shoulder " issue. I know itll take time but , I'm willing to put in the work. Bless you! A fan from NJ ♡
Your method worked! I can manage the shoulder again. After driving a water taxi for 12 years I aggravated the shoulder by steering only with my left arm. My hand had to be on the wheel 100% of the time for 5- 8 hours each shift. The shoulder is tender still but I will continue your routine. Thank you, thank you, thank you again!
Just letting you know that my shoulder completely freed up. I don't even think about it anymore. Stretches as per your video has kept the bones separated. Thanks, again!
Worst mistakes link broken as at 27 Feb 2020. I put my shoulder probs down to bad posture and sleeping on a mini couch too long so it's my fault. Just bought a shoulder posture harness on ebay for £5 so hoping that'll help. My tip: You HAVE to get rid of inflammation first else results may be misleading. There are many conflicting videos on YT right now so best to do the stuff that doesn't hurt first. Try and alleviate radiating pains(mainly due to pinched nerves) first.
OMG! You talk such common sense! It gets to a point you get so bored with having a bad shoulder that you just smash it and make it worse - your be wise be aware and be gentle approach totally makes sense - thank you 🙏 I think I love you!
Thank you for explaining exactly what I am feeling so perfectly. I am healing very slowly but it is absolutely painful and depressing for so long I have not had any comfort thank you again heading to healing
My left shoulder leans forward. The shoulder blade sticks out. The ball really helps to relax the muscles. I've been wanting to know which muscles are pulling my shoulder forward. I had a dog walking service for yrs. That did it. Your videos are helpful.
You know what you're talking about. Exercise and flexibility helps tons. I been coding too much, and just went back to the gym and Shotokan Karate(not recommended for bursitis) after 30 years, and despite it aggravating my concussion, my sciatica, neck range and shoulders felt better after the exercises. Flexibility exercises and light range of motion exercises do wonders, and also make people look more attractive. Listen to this man here. Video liked.
These are all great exercises but on my journey after a car accident I had to incorporate healing on the mental side of pain as well. All pain is increased by consciousness which keeps us reacting physically to past events. Good luck everyone
Could you please make a short video with all of the exercises without the wonderful information and your story. I love your story but people cant use it for a work out and find the exercises quickly and practically. Thanks for the video it is really wonderful.
Thank you for the explanations and examples. Your comment on holding the shoulders in a neutral position and not slumping was very helpful. After 50+ years of doing computer work, the 'natural' position for me is shoulders slumped. I just finished my first PT session and my therapist did mention the poor position of my shoulders but didn't highlight it as well as you did. Now I need to go find a tennis ball. :)
I am currently going through shoulder bursitis. In addition to being told bone spurs have developed in the same shoulder. Not a good combination. A friend of mine mentioned I may have to call it quits on my weight training. Of course I can not accept that. The mark of a good trainer is being able to work around an injury. This video has given me so much to consider.
Excellent video. I'm an avid ocean swimmer ... with a dreaded bursitis (left shoulder). I've modified my freestyle stroke (helpful), the cold Winter water (Santa Barbara: 62 Fahrenheit) actually helps: cold not heat. I find that some mild pain (from exercise) helps. Not a good idea (for me) to just "wait it out." Thanks for your fine video. I'm doing your exercises.
I'm a weightlifter and recently began experiencing shoulder pain in the left arm. Came across this video and found your information extremely useful! Reminded me to watch my posture that I may not have paying attention to when lifting heavy. Subscribed!
When you said shoulder to relearn, you had me. I’m on my own personal journey and excercise is the key to actually helping the bercitis which definitely goes against most medical advice. Problem with no movement is it heals in that stuck position and your range of motion gets worse and worse and guess what? The pain gets worse as it becomes weaker and more sensitive. Be selective of exercises and slowly push through heavy lifts. I’ve found by approaching heavy weight slowly it “loosens” up and becomes easier for the remainder of the reps.
Exactly. I got MR scan of my shoulder and boom, shoulder tendonitis in both + SLAP tear i one.... They told me to not use it, so I did for about 2 months. Did nothing but make even more stiff and painful, so I decided to start working out again despite of the injuries and "professional" advice from doctors. The shoulders actually loosened up and became a little better with light excercise and then just push through with heavier lifts after an hour of light push / pull. Now i’m starting every workout with scapula pull / push and deadhangs on gymnastic rings + superset rotator cuff. It really gets the blood flowing in these muscles, so I can lift heavier later on.
@@korg3597 Hi Korg, I’d love to hear more from you on this. I’ve recently had an MRI scan and proven extensive bursitis in my shoulder and in bicep sheath. Prior to the last 6 months of no training when told to rest, I used to train in the gym 3-5 times a week for almost 10 years. I was a solid, strong guy. Now I’m wasting away and mental health is being affected without training my body. Did you get back to health? I really need to find something that will allow me to train again. Thanks
@@johnjamespeebles7069 Every situation differs from man to man, but i would continue to work out even if the doctors told me not to. I still have shoulder pain from time to time, but i have noticed a slight reduction of pain from doing passive and active stretches with bands, before, in the middle of and after the workout. I highly recommend watching Ryan Humiston’s video titled "This fixes everything!", where he shows active stretches for both shoulders and hips. I also recommend doing the Wim Hof method and ice baths / showers (this takes much time and practice, and you should start with 30 seconds max so you don’t injure yourself in the process). I also recently started doing two workouts a day, where in the morning i usually stretch / light cardio or light weights training. Then i actively rest for about 6-8 hours while going to work and later on i start my second workout which is more focused on intensity. Point is, doing this will increase bloodflow and muscle memory faster than doing only one workout a day. On a last note, check out Kneesovertoes guy on YT. He mainly focuses on knee and legs rehabilitation, but also has some videos about shoulder health, where he applies the same techniques as he does for legs. Hope this will help somehow! Cheers.
I really appreciate your kindness to the body, and teaching that to us. Very, very helpful. Humans’ tendency is to think more is better and quicker. Clearly not true when it comes to our injured bodies. Thank you!!
Thanks so much for this very helpful video.I was just diagnosed of having shoulder Bursitis 😢Really appreciate this very informative video. Tc and God bless always❤️🙏
I have had bursitis for over 12 months now. Nothing I have tried has worked, so now my pain specialist has me booked in next fortnight to have a nerve block done. I really can't wait
I've been struggling with shoulder pain for nearly two years. This is one of the best videos I've seen with regards to shoulder pain. Great work, thanks for sharing. Hopefully these techniques will help me move forward again.
I want to thank you for this video! I had an issue these past days with bursitis and watched your video and i am doing much much better. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
You know Matt, I think you are So Good at what you do because you have been through so much with your body ie. aches and pains. Thank you for having the courage to find solutions and Not settle with, "Take 2 aspirins and rest." Bravo 👏👏👏
Thank you for this! I've had shoulder pain for about 4 months now, after injuring it during a weightlifting practice exercise. (this movement where you have the barbell overhead and then you squat) -->🏋♀I felt that if I could just rest it, it would go away. I thought maybe it was healing but every now and then I'd make a movement outstretching my arm that hurts SO much. I recently went back to my CrossFit class after staying away for about a month or so, and I realized that my shoulder isn't improving and seems to be getting worse. I think now that I need PT to get it back to normal, and I will try your exercises to help accelerate the healing.
wow, thank you very much..😀 i tried it and it helped me a lot..after two days of doing this, i my right shoulder felt better. now, i can raise my right arm slowly which can't do for almost a year. 👏🙏🙌
I almost never add a comment to TH-cam videos, but this is the most considered and professional video on shoulder tendonitis that I've come across. I've practiced and taught yoga for many years and have had intermittent bouts of biceps tendonitis. Recently the tendonitis has settled in for a longer period (around 6 months). It has not really responded to conventional physio such as the standard shoulder retraining with exercise bands. But I've found that continuing practice and omitting the movements (eg handstands) that aggravate the condition will free up the shoulder. I've still a way to go to get back to my former ROM but agree that movement is essential. Great video Matt. Well done.
Thank you for such clear instructions on how to rehab shoulder bursitis and what NOT to do. Learning these techniques takes practice and fine tuning and you provided such great examples.
I almost just liked this for motivation to know it's possible to fix. Started from drumming and now it's shoulder, elbow, wrist and I've had to stop as it's now causing problems in piano and bass guitar. But I don't care about the pain I've just read that it can cause bigger problems later on
Your tips will help me out I have been in pain since February 2019 can not work, had physic acupuncture nothing works I am going to try your exercises.
Totally had me LOL at "basically it's a sign that I don't know how to control the right muscles" Awesome videos. Love the simplicity and candor of them.
😇😇😇 It worked for me 👏👏👏 2yrs shoulder and elbow tendonitis *gone* in one week. I did the rest therapy which did not work for 2 long yrs but now I am able to lift gym weights as well. 👌👌👌💪💪🤝🤝🤝
My shoulder was caused by excess table tennis, over 3 months of excess, now I still play but cannot do power shots, hope this improves thanks for your presentation !
Hi Matt, I lost mobility in my shoulder about 3 months back. I was researching physical therapy stretches and exercises and found yours. Your back alignment and other concepts match up with other info I've gleaned from ChiGong books, etc.. After about 9 days of diligently practicing a few of these exercises. My rotator cuff has been relieved of the impingement that had debilitated my arm. It had been in excruciating pain, especially when i tried to lift it up. I've practiced calesthenics and stretching for decades, so my body is used to it. BUT, I got back about 90+ % mobility using your techniques. Thank you.
We are all here to fix our shoulder pain caused by bursitis. There are numerous videos here on TH-cam from so called experts. The fact that there are so many different 'solutions' just proves that most/all of the experts don't know what they are talking about. So as laypeople we have little chance in deciding which expert is right!
You are a great teacher, you motivated me to take up these exercices, since rest did not work for my shoulder. I hope this will be a better solution for me and my shoulder impigment... Thank you very much.
Good night, do you think is possible to go back to swim again¿ I usually swim 2500 metros once a week, other Days I do mountain bike, running and gym tonificación. I do because I love, not for competition. I used to do triathlon but now, just for life. I am 47. I got this problem 3 months ago. After one month I want back to swim but one month later it came back again.
@@MariCari1972 It took me 1 year to heal, and I did many kine-exercisis, like the exercises from ths guy I presume that healing is very slow and cannot be quickened. For now it doesnot come back. So, have patience with your body, donot overexercise.
I found out this works for me too. I think my bursa gets the space right now so it can recover. Did you fully recouver? Do you still feel pain sometime? Youre a legend, thanks
ProTip: Imagine you're trying to put you shoulder blades into each opposite pocket. One video I watched this was suggested and after that I was able to get the shoulders back and down exercise properly ever since. Try to force your shoulder blades into your pockets!!
The tennis ball exercise was so good. Helped immediately. I agree, everyone has to find their own way. In my case, rest makes everything worse because I think it further weakens the muscles getting things more out of control and imbalanced.
for a gymnast this video has been very very good but also if there’s any other gymnasts or anyone related to them is there anything else that’s gunna help me out for rings etc?
Hi! I have literally just come away from my dr. who gave me a diagnosis of shoulder bursitis after I had a recent ultrasound. While doing research, I came across this video. My question is this - are these 2 exercises enough to help heal bursitis at home? Are these the only 2 exercises you found to help you heal your bursitis? I have spent a lot of money on physio over the past year, and I can't afford to spend any more right now, so I am doing all I can to resolve this myself. Many thanks! Rachel
Hi Rachel, It took a lot more than just these two. These two were very helpful. There are lifestyle changes to encourage better coordination and muscle balance as well as stretches and strength work that can vary a lot from person to person. These are ones that I found particularly helpful and that others have found helpful as well.
the 2 essential exercises my physio taught me for bursitis were targeting the rhomboids & rotator cuff. for rhomboids lie on your stomach, pull shoulders back into a neutral position & look up, lift arms straight up slowly about 30 degrees & then back down, thats it. u can start without weights & progress to 500g then 1kg etc. for rotator cuff do simple external rotations with a theraband. looks these 2 up, the essentially help you get your shoulders back into a neutral position the way matt is showing & that creates space for the bursa.
@@Uprighthealth keep looking for more videos. i have integrated several into routine to be done three times per day. about 10 to 15 minute sessions to include hanging from pull up bar. Also consider PT so they can massage, apply heat pads an electrical shocks. Feels great. Msdication may b required at the begging to help relive swelling.
I have had left shoulder pain for 3 months now, my doctor said it was bursitis and suggested rest and doing the crawl fingers up the wall exercise plus pretend I'm washing windows. I have watched tons of videos and none have truly helped. Even the ones that try to help in diagnosing whether it is from pressed nerve in neck (which is a possibility for me as 18 years ago I was told they were surprised I didn't have left arm pain due to pressed nerve from protruding disc as seen in MRI) or pinched nerve in shoulder or bursitis/tendonitis. None seemed to fit what was happening with my shoulder. Most exercises I tried were far too painful to do in proper form. I have been doing neck traction and while this does help my neck pain it did nothing to improve my shoulder pain. I had fusion C5-6 surgery 28 years ago. I do have poor posture and sit a lot as I am in my senior years. I am going to give your suggestions a try. I simply want to be able to move my shoulder without pain especially when doing what should be simple, like putting on deodorant! I am much too young to hurt this bad, lol. Once I am able to move better again I plan to do strength training to prevent this from happening again and to work on my posture.
Sounds like you could use some magnesium in your diet , so ,if you wish , drink 1 cup w/ 1 rounded teaspoon of mag. (epsom salt ) ,twice daily ( morn. & before bed ) be sure to keep a good electrolyte balance , Ester C has calcium , baking soda is sodium bicarb , plus get potassium tabs ( take 4 -8 daily ) , use a good quality sea salt ; this will keep you well alkalized and balanced in general !
had mine for 7 months now (both shoulders) I used to be active (gym, basketball) can barely do anything now. im sick of resting, im gonna try your exercises and go back to the gym and focus on posture exercises
@@darkforcekiller hey man. im almost back to 100%. left shoulder fixed. right shoulder 90%. the trick is to exercise the joints. not rest. go back to the gym. try hanging off a bar for a minute or two before lifting weights. I found this creates some separation in the joints. it takes time. start with light weights and increase over time. I believe root cause was covid lockdowns (long hours with bad posture and no gym). good luck.
Your new subscriber from India, suffering from shoulder pain from over 3 years. Pain in shoulder blade, radiating pain in wrist, biceps area after I gym. Do you offer in person assistance, thanks so much for helping people , kind of you.
I was diagnosed with bursitis in my left shoulder and I believe I also have it in my right. Sleeping comfortably can be difficult as most people recommend not sleeping on your shoulder that has bursitis and I am not comfortable sleeping on my back
thank you, i felt this pain in the front of my shoulder when i lifted weights, but don't really hurt when im relaxed. cause of that i couldn't go heavy. if you have any more exercises let me know.
I’m gonna be completely honest and i hope this helps everyone here there is a certain stretch where you have both knees on the ground and the you put the affected shoulder on the back of your head and turn your body with the affected arm to the ceiling and then repeat 20 times that gave me the motion to reach my arms to ceiling if it hurts your not rotating with your back make sure you rotate with the back
Dude, omg I can't even tell you. I have been suffering for almost a year being woken up at night with shoulder pain in both shoulders. Last year after not working out for years, I decided to start doing heavy lateral shoulder raises with 40 lb dumbbells. Obviously when I got done it hurt like hell and never stopped. I got sharp pains every time I lifted my arms or used my shoulder muscles in any way.
I tried lots of rehab exercises after letting it rest for like 2 months but nothing helped. Then randomly today I came across your video. ALL I did was the thing with the ball, and hit up all the areas where it was tender. Within 10 minutes, all of the pain is completely gone. I can't believe I just suffered for months and all I needed was to put pressure on the muscles with a ball. My shoulders and arms have atrophied from not being able to use my arms. wow. I can't thank you enough!
Thanks for this reaffirmation, Rick !! helps a lot !!
Two years ago I suffered from this. Thanks to you I was able regain my left shoulder normal movements and strength. I did your exercises for weeks till I felt my arm and shoulder were OK and I still do occasionally whenever I stress my arm and shoulder. I can't thank you enough.
Glad I read your comment ....gives me hope!!!
Yo do you hear fluid noises in ur shoulders when using grip strength or when u moved ur arms?
@@westsidekasper4860 suggestion: to these tiny tiny rotations that I will here describe, but in summary. I have had it work a charm on people.
for example, put your arm straight out.and imagine the fingers are a pencil pointing at a sheet of paper a galaxy away. (OK it is easier to start with the imaginary sheet of paper closer, then farther and farther. The farther away the more suble the motion becomes so NP in working up to it. smile)
Anyway, make a circle with the pencil. If it isnt even work on making it even. Try to make the circle smaller and smaller (this is where the more distant paper comes in to help.) Think of extending the arm-elbow-hand-fingers out from your center as well (not moving your center towars the clircle, lol). Think of it, extension is the opposite of compression.
Something I do when I seem to be stuck in making a smooth circle, ie comtrolling the muscles to work smoothly around the clircle - - is to imagine the center of the circle and work radially ie in a straight line acrodss the center. This makes a cross or an x. All this is trainging our brain and your muscles to work smoothly together, even elegantly.
Dont forget to do both directions, rotating to the right and to the left (clockwise, sunward, name it and you own it.)
Last: not that my description has centered on the relation of the humerus bone in the "socket and it's relation to the acronium. In spite of that, this has helped me with wrist, finger and elbow pain. (OMG how can this be true?)
You can apply this to ANY JOINT in your body. I have used it to draw circles with the top of my head on a paper far far off in space. I have used it on a foot using the ankle joint (on a clinet. I have seen it stop crepetations (little noises). What do I thnk is actually happening? - - Here goes nothing. I think you are learning to let the big conscious-of muscles relax and transfer the contro to the smaller tiny intrinsic muscles. That then would be what REFINEs your movement.
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@@westsidekasper4860I'm having the same thing as a 14 yo and I have been suffering from it an year ago and I want to end it plz help me I had an MRI and the doctors just make me stay in medicines only
I had shoulder bursitis for two years. I was determined to identify the root cause environmentally and to exercise it accordingly. I’ve been pain free with full movement for about six years now. There is hope!
So what did you do my shoulders are so bad always feels like a tooth ache but in my shoulders....can't sleep can't work ...it's scary.
@@petermelnyk7664 Lots of targeted, gentle exercise. Pilates twice a week with an excellent instructor one-on-one and exercises from a physiotherapist. Shoulder shrugs, shoulder circles, 'snow angels' lying on my back, gentle stretches, gentle weight (500gr to 1kg max) exercises like standing and pulling a resistance band or springs in a backward motion with my arms tucked in at my waist, and the one which helped the most I will try and describe next. I used my kitchen bench. I bent over it on my good side and rested myself on it. I let my bad shoulder arm dangle towards the ground while holding a small weight and letting it gently swing. From memory I began at 1kg weight and eventually increased it to 2kg but no more. I did this a few times everyday and my progress seemed to really improve after this exercise was added to my routine. I wanted a cortisone injection after putting up with pain for 18 months but my doctor refused to give it to me, until I'd got to the root cause as to why it was happening (my poor computer posture I think). She gave me 6 months to really give it everything to get better before allowing me to have the cortisone injection. After 5 months there was noticeable improvement and then one day I just noticed I was pain free! It takes time but it can be fixed with commitment to doing the necessary exercises. I also improved my diet to reduce foods which caused inflammation and limited my computer and phone use to just the essentials. Good luck with it.
I've had it for over 12 years, in both shoulders. It's ruined my life.
@@-The-Golden-God- Try taking a solid, all-wooden broom. Place bottom of broom where bristles are against the wall on the floor. Take the end of the broom, needs to be a rounded edge and place it on the area where you feel the pain weakness or tightness. Place as much of your weight upon area as you can for as long as you can, up to a minute, before finding another spot. This is a type of deep tissue pressure point massage.
@@eldee1628 How would that help an inflamed bursa? Surely it would just irritate it. I've tried massage before and I end up in agony.
May I compliment you on being a lucid and informative speaker. This video has been helpful. Thank you.
I had bursitis in the shoulder for about 6 years. Physio, chiro, cortisone injection, nothing worked. I eventually forced my shoulder back by doing chest stretches, but hard. I had to overextend my shoulder backwards, with a bit of a 'pop' happening. I immediately got overwhelming relief. From then on my shoulder sat better and chest muscles loosened up.
Really consider that there could be a minor misalignment. All these videos talk about "stretching" so the shoulders don't pull forward, but it can definitely be an alignment issue that you can put back.
I still get my shoulder trying to roll forward sometimes, so I stretch it and force it back when it does. But the relief is amazing. It's been about 6 months since then and I'm super thankful for it.
I am 70. I had the same experience.
Heard/Felt the POP.
My exercise was RANGE OF MOTION in the POOL
WITH FOAM WATER WEIGHTS
Jesus Christ 6 years. Your were a very patient man
Out of curiosity, would u say you have some degree of forward head carriage?
I have had this debilitating shoulder pain you're describing. I researched greatly throughout youtube. I found the GREATEST answer came with gymnastic rings. I hung them with very sturdy clips. I use a step stool to do modified hangs, pull ups and negative pull ups. Some of the philosophy is that our ancestors hung from trees. I've experienced that hanging has amazing conditioning effects. It hits all the upper body. It conditions the hands through to the arms, shoulders and back. The pain in my shoulder almost instantaneously went away. That sold me.
The tennis ball exercise is such a miracle, thank you 🙏🏻. I’ve been in pain on a daily basis it’s hopeless sometimes. I need to be persistent with my exercises.
I can not begin to tell you how rolling the tennis ball made such a huge difference. My shoulder has been hurting for so long that I had given up on it healing. I use the heavy doggie balles for the density they have. After the first day of doing it every few hours, I could tell a difference. After 3 days I was back in the gym and doing upper body again. Thank you so much, I've shared with some ppl already.
Thank you so much for this. I have been in agony with shoulder bursitis, and this has given me hope!
Hope you no longer suffer from it . It gives people like me who have only had it for a few months some hope Thanks.
did it work??
I highly recommend that in addition to doing your physical therapy and so forth that you ice as often as possible. Spend the money on a good slip on shoulder ice pack and you will do a much more often most likely. Plus it will cuff down onto your bicep area as well as many of us have had pain there resulting from the shoulder pain. Also, if you aren't against taking ibuprofen, take that for a couple of weeks at something like 800 to maybe 1200 mg a day depending on your size and that's still well within Medical recommendations. It's actually a pretty small dosage but can also help. Add in the physical therapy and rest from overhead weightlifting or things like that and you got a good shot people. Stay positive and let's all stick together and heal up! By the way, I'm an ex Division 1 quarterback who has had shoulder challenges since high school and has worked through it several times successfully and continue to do so as I am in the middle of a recent challenge. Anyway, love to the world and the universe!
Thank you so much for the comment John-Carlos. My mental health is taking a beating. I’ve had really bad (MRI scan showing this) bursitis that is, as you stated, flowing down into my bicep sheath. I used to do hypertrophy training for 10 years 3-5x a week and now for 6 months nothing, as a hard gainer I’ve lost a lot of muscle tissue and really struggling mentally with losing my physique. I feel there is no way forward. I am going to try what you mentioned and hopefully get through this, man. If you could reach out and share more information I’d be very appreciative. Thanks, John.
Appreciate the comment
@@danh4724 right on. If you are going through it just hang in there and do all the low-hanging fruit stuff that you can and also work on your emotional state because if you are anything like most of us weight trainers and athletes it can be frustrating but don't let that get to you and don't watch that clock ticking thinking it hasn't happened fast enough because your body does amazing things for you and sometimes we just have to be patient and loved it even though it's not doing what we want at this very moment. You got this! Breathe deeply and Trust the process
@@john-carlosynostroza How do I know if I’m over exerting the shoulder versus resting it?
@Dan H this seems like it can be tricky but just pay attention to the pain level and also how long the sensation of pain, which should not be more than moderate at the most and ideally mild or non-existent, make sure it you are checking about how long that lasts after you do some exercises. Generally it's okay and expected that it will be a bit uncomfortable and maybe a bit sizzly for a few hours or an hour or maybe half a day but you just want to see if it's really lingering. Check that ego big time and work with super positive loving Vibes towards the experience and how you are actually getting some rest and other ways and when you train use exceptionally lightweight for twice as long as you might think. 2 lb weight, 3 lb wait. Heck I got excited when I got to 8 lb dumbells!
Finally, make sure you are doing exercises to open up the shoulder because like many of us you are probably stronger interior part of your deltoids and week out back so look up some exercises on those and also how to open up Hi-Point back your scapula and so forth and this overtime will help reduce clicking and it will likely eventually go away.
One more thing, if this has become chronic you can and should cycle between ice and Heat. This will create a pumping of the blood in-and-out to accelerate healing and you could do each of these as many times a day you want or I might do something like three or four times of ice and three or four times of heat or as much as I can get in for about 10 minutes to 15 minutes at a time for each. I recommend something called the bed buddy ... provides moist heat which is the kind of heat you want, not a heating pad. You can buy one of these for probably 10ish bucks or something and it will last a lifetime. It microwaves to a perfect heat in about 2 minutes. And if you don't want to spend the money on a fancy ice pack system for your shoulder bags of frozen peas work great and shape well around shoulders and elbows and knees and stuff! Buy a few bags and dedicate them to caring for yourself.
And, promise this is the last thing... while doing this recovery pick up another area of your Fitness Lifestyle by really getting your nutrition and check or upping your water considerably or really dialing in your caloric intake and improving your cardiovascular work. There's a ton of joy in maintaining your physique and having shoulder stuff can be frustrating but you will get through this and I think you will be better for all around?
Oh my goodness the tennis ball starts working on my shoulder. I have been suffering shoulder bursitis for 6months now..this tennis ball helps. Thanks a lot
Hey how are you doing now ☺️ hope your bursitis has gone away
I’ve had shoulder bursitis for over a year and a half.. it’s completely ruined my life.. can’t even make my own bed now.. I’ve actually been mega depressed.. day to day chores are really hard.. can’t even wipe my own **** without it hurting or squelching in the joint... it’s both arms too so I’m pretty much disabled, this video has been the most understanding spot on bit of info I have seen in all of my pain in the last year or so. I’m gonna try it and see what happens. You’ve inspired me.. thanks mate
How is it?
I had ankle bursitis for two weeks from a skateboarding injury. I had x-rays and ultra sounds and got diagnosed properly. The pain remained the same during that time so I figured it would be a long recovery. My doctor said to ice the area to reduce swelling.
I tried icing and not much was happening so I put a beaded hot/cold pack inside my sock then wrapped my whole foot in a heating pad on high for about 4 hours a day. While I slept I left the hot/cold pack and sock on but the heating pad wasn't on my foot. This process made my foot sweat a lot and I literally sweated the bursitis away in just 3 days. I went from limping in pain for 2 weeks to walking perfectly fine after 3 days of heating the area.
I'm not sure how it works but I think the liquid in the bursa sac worked its way out in the sweating process or through the blood stream.
I hope this helps with shoulders too!
I had rotator cuff surgery 2 years ago and I recently did some “ work” in my backyard and now my shoulder hurts as much as pre-surgery… thanks for the refresher information. I’m gonna start thinking ATM again
I remember watching this video years ago when I suffered from terrible shoulder pain. Not sure if it was bursitis or something else, but it did indeed go away after a few years. Zero shoulder pain now.
Hi . My first goal would be to be able to put my jumpers and coats on without pain. Second goal would be to be able to knit again. After that I want to be able to decorate my home, and walk a dog on a lead. Thankyou for your inspiring and thought provoking video
I’m a professional drummer/percussionist my body my ability to support my family. Hands,feet, legs, shoulders, arms,upper lower back muscles a constant consistent struggle keeping things in motion with strengthening and flexibility at all times. Especially, after 30-35 years we condition our bodies to meet different musical situations. We have to train like top elite athletes in order to execute at the highest levels yearly.
What overall upper/lower body exercises would you recommend strengthens all the body parts we’re using simultaneously.
Sorry, bout long chat but, like to know your answers?
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Hey Thanks so much! I had no idea what was going on my my shoulders. After months of rest prescribed by GP and 3 zillion scans. One visit to the orthopedist told me that I have shoulder hyper mobility and bursitis with bicep tendinitis. These exercises help so much! I’m a Thai boxer so I’m used to getting beat up, but the constant pain my shoulder is in is AWFUL. Thank you again!
This is fantastic. I come from a very medical family, but because of my own experiences with (very good) doctors through some joint issues, I have come to embrace a very multifaceted approach to healing. I refuse to believe that rest and cortisone are my only options. I currently have very similar issues with bursitis that you had, as well as a herniated c5 cervical disc. Seeing this gives me so much hope! You really didn’t give up, and look how strong you are!
I really wish that there was a concentrated effort to merge western and eastern medicine, to include a much heavier emphasis on gua sha & deep tissue massage, anatomy awareness, and calisthenics with such injuries as this. Unfortunately, Big Pharma has too big of a grip on most of our MDs.
Very well stated! Not only should our doctors understand tossing meds isn't the answer but also the health insurance! It amazes me they will pay for useless PT where I was told go over there and do some exercises or just slap a tens unit on my back but no real help and it cost a small fortune! The co-pay was too much for me, especially when not working well at all. Deep tissue message is very helpful. I am going to look into what gua sha is as I am not familiar with it. I also like that you mentioned calisthenics as I do remember doing these in my youth quite regularly and it being helpful. Thank you.
doctors are all fat and gay. I will never take health advice from a fat person, about anything. Covid has proven that these people should all largely not just be ignored, but disrespected for their blind allegiance and inability to think critically about anything not dictated to them by a central authority.
While I do incorporate your exercises into some of my routines, my Physical therapist has taught me many of your exercises and never told me to rest-he incorporates the ‘all in the muscle’ way of thinking. Always appreciate your videos and have the same ‘issues’, that you have been diagnosed with and still have a lot of pain and swelling or inflammation but have made a lot of progression. Some day I have the goal of taking one of your classes in person! Thanks again Matt!
Very helpful. I felt much less isolated in my pain and dysfunction thanks to you! Moving and sweating every day helps me maintain excellent mental health. Not being able to do this impacts my life most negatively...thanks again for sharing your experience and knowledge.
Wow this is a great video! I've been suffering from Arthritis for years now and seems like every year I find a new pain. I think I understand you, posture and muscle tension have a lot to do with getting the shoulder back to normal. Thank you thank you for making this one !!!
Wow, just did the two exercises you demonstrated in the video for about 15 minutes in my office and I'm already feeling a bit of relief in my shoulder. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I will continue practicing these exercises daily.
As a 49 year old man facing age related sarcopenia, the idea of just waiting for my shoulder to heal and stopping exercise sounds like a terrible idea! Thank you so much for your video. What you're doing throughout the entire video makes my shoulder twinge as it would be impossible for me to do any of those motions, so it gives me great hope to think that I might be able to heal out of this without giving up on exercising.
Why don’t you do TRT why you have accept it sarcopenia at the age of 49?
Well done and very well explained. I am in the middle of trying to solve my shoulder bursitis after a BBJ injury. 3 mths later it is still sore but this video has inspired me to take another approach. thank you.
What is bbj
You’re so right - rest hasn’t worked for me. I also agree attitude is key. I will try your suggestions and hope I get to your shoulder flexibility which is unreal
Om.a newbie and Im.grateful for this video. I will be working more on relieving my "frozen shoulder " issue. I know itll take time but , I'm willing to put in the work. Bless you! A fan from NJ ♡
Your method worked! I can manage the shoulder again. After driving a water taxi for 12 years I aggravated the shoulder by steering only with my left arm. My hand had to be on the wheel 100% of the time for 5- 8 hours each shift. The shoulder is tender still but I will continue your routine. Thank you, thank you, thank you again!
Great idea
Just letting you know that my shoulder completely freed up. I don't even think about it anymore. Stretches as per your video has kept the bones separated. Thanks, again!
Worst mistakes link broken as at 27 Feb 2020. I put my shoulder probs down to bad posture and sleeping on a mini couch too long so it's my fault. Just bought a shoulder posture harness on ebay for £5 so hoping that'll help. My tip: You HAVE to get rid of inflammation first else results may be misleading. There are many conflicting videos on YT right now so best to do the stuff that doesn't hurt first. Try and alleviate radiating pains(mainly due to pinched nerves) first.
Very intelligent philosophy to handle the shoulder problems, beyond the particular bursitis issue described
OMG! You talk such common sense! It gets to a point you get so bored with having a bad shoulder that you just smash it and make it worse - your be wise be aware and be gentle approach totally makes sense - thank you 🙏 I think I love you!
Thank you for explaining exactly what I am feeling so perfectly. I am healing very slowly but it is absolutely painful and depressing for so long I have not had any comfort thank you again heading to healing
My left shoulder leans forward. The shoulder blade sticks out. The ball really helps to relax the muscles. I've been wanting to know which muscles are pulling my shoulder forward. I had a dog walking service for yrs. That did it. Your videos are helpful.
I am experiencing the same problem with my shoulder. Using the ball is just fine. Thanks to you.
I work behind a computer 40 hours a week. Thanks for the information. Now while I'm waiting on hold I can do the shoulder pull back exercises!
I just want to thank you for putting together such a quality programs for free I think it's a wonderful thing you've done thank you very much
You know what you're talking about. Exercise and flexibility helps tons. I been coding too much, and just went back to the gym and Shotokan Karate(not recommended for bursitis) after 30 years, and despite it aggravating my concussion, my sciatica, neck range and shoulders felt better after the exercises. Flexibility exercises and light range of motion exercises do wonders, and also make people look more attractive. Listen to this man here. Video liked.
These are all great exercises but on my journey after a car accident I had to incorporate healing on the mental side of pain as well. All pain is increased by consciousness which keeps us reacting physically to past events. Good luck everyone
Could you please make a short video with all of the exercises without the wonderful information and your story.
I love your story but people cant use it for a work out and find the exercises quickly and practically.
Thanks for the video it is really wonderful.
Thank you for the explanations and examples. Your comment on holding the shoulders in a neutral position and not slumping was very helpful. After 50+ years of doing computer work, the 'natural' position for me is shoulders slumped. I just finished my first PT session and my therapist did mention the poor position of my shoulders but didn't highlight it as well as you did. Now I need to go find a tennis ball. :)
I am currently going through shoulder bursitis.
In addition to being told bone spurs have developed in the same shoulder. Not a good combination.
A friend of mine mentioned I may have to call it quits on my weight training. Of course I can not accept that. The mark of a good trainer is being able to work around an injury.
This video has given me so much to consider.
Excellent video. I'm an avid ocean swimmer ... with a dreaded bursitis (left shoulder). I've modified my freestyle stroke (helpful), the cold Winter water (Santa Barbara: 62 Fahrenheit) actually helps: cold not heat. I find that some mild pain (from exercise) helps. Not a good idea (for me) to just "wait it out." Thanks for your fine video. I'm doing your exercises.
I'm a weightlifter and recently began experiencing shoulder pain in the left arm. Came across this video and found your information extremely useful! Reminded me to watch my posture that I may not have paying attention to when lifting heavy.
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When you said shoulder to relearn, you had me. I’m on my own personal journey and excercise is the key to actually helping the bercitis which definitely goes against most medical advice. Problem with no movement is it heals in that stuck position and your range of motion gets worse and worse and guess what? The pain gets worse as it becomes weaker and more sensitive. Be selective of exercises and slowly push through heavy lifts. I’ve found by approaching heavy weight slowly it “loosens” up and becomes easier for the remainder of the reps.
Exactly. I got MR scan of my shoulder and boom, shoulder tendonitis in both + SLAP tear i one.... They told me to not use it, so I did for about 2 months. Did nothing but make even more stiff and painful, so I decided to start working out again despite of the injuries and "professional" advice from doctors. The shoulders actually loosened up and became a little better with light excercise and then just push through with heavier lifts after an hour of light push / pull. Now i’m starting every workout with scapula pull / push and deadhangs on gymnastic rings + superset rotator cuff. It really gets the blood flowing in these muscles, so I can lift heavier later on.
@@korg3597 Hi Korg, I’d love to hear more from you on this. I’ve recently had an MRI scan and proven extensive bursitis in my shoulder and in bicep sheath. Prior to the last 6 months of no training when told to rest, I used to train in the gym 3-5 times a week for almost 10 years. I was a solid, strong guy. Now I’m wasting away and mental health is being affected without training my body. Did you get back to health? I really need to find something that will allow me to train again. Thanks
@@johnjamespeebles7069 Every situation differs from man to man, but i would continue to work out even if the doctors told me not to. I still have shoulder pain from time to time, but i have noticed a slight reduction of pain from doing passive and active stretches with bands, before, in the middle of and after the workout. I highly recommend watching Ryan Humiston’s video titled "This fixes everything!", where he shows active stretches for both shoulders and hips. I also recommend doing the Wim Hof method and ice baths / showers (this takes much time and practice, and you should start with 30 seconds max so you don’t injure yourself in the process).
I also recently started doing two workouts a day, where in the morning i usually stretch / light cardio or light weights training. Then i actively rest for about 6-8 hours while going to work and later on i start my second workout which is more focused on intensity. Point is, doing this will increase bloodflow and muscle memory faster than doing only one workout a day. On a last note, check out Kneesovertoes guy on YT. He mainly focuses on knee and legs rehabilitation, but also has some videos about shoulder health, where he applies the same techniques as he does for legs.
Hope this will help somehow! Cheers.
I really appreciate your kindness to the body, and teaching that to us. Very, very helpful. Humans’ tendency is to think more is better and quicker. Clearly not true when it comes to our injured bodies. Thank you!!
Thanks so much for this very helpful video.I was just diagnosed of having shoulder Bursitis 😢Really appreciate this very informative video. Tc and God bless always❤️🙏
Surfing, thanks for the exercises and taking the time to help.
I have had bursitis for over 12 months now. Nothing I have tried has worked, so now my pain specialist has me booked in next fortnight to have a nerve block done. I really can't wait
Crazy! I guarantee you will regret this. Beware of scalpel happy "doctors."
did you ever try not doing anything with your shoulder for months but stretch it so it can actually heal on it's own?
I've been struggling with shoulder pain for nearly two years. This is one of the best videos I've seen with regards to shoulder pain. Great work, thanks for sharing. Hopefully these techniques will help me move forward again.
What an amazing video! You are so smart!Thank you for these amazing ideas! We will start with the ball and the 1,2,3,4 shoulder exercises today! 👍
Thanks for your informative presentation! My goal is to get rid of my shoulder pain so that I can go back to my workout
Same here
Did y’all ever get it fixed? Mine isn’t too bad but hurts a little bit when I work out and I’m scared it will never fix😭
@@eight1six686 how are you feeling now? Any better? I am feeling the same
I want to thank you for this video! I had an issue these past days with bursitis and watched your video and i am doing much much better. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
This is one the most helpful videos I’ve ever watched. Thank you
You know Matt, I think you are So Good at what you do because you have been through so much with your body ie. aches and pains. Thank you for having the courage to find solutions and Not settle with, "Take 2 aspirins and rest." Bravo 👏👏👏
Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing. I've had bursitis for a few years and was wondering when it was going to fix itself. lol
Thank you for this! I've had shoulder pain for about 4 months now, after injuring it during a weightlifting practice exercise. (this movement where you have the barbell overhead and then you squat) -->🏋♀I felt that if I could just rest it, it would go away. I thought maybe it was healing but every now and then I'd make a movement outstretching my arm that hurts SO much. I recently went back to my CrossFit class after staying away for about a month or so, and I realized that my shoulder isn't improving and seems to be getting worse. I think now that I need PT to get it back to normal, and I will try your exercises to help accelerate the healing.
Just what I need ! Thanks!! You are the real Champ 🥊
wow, thank you very much..😀
i tried it and it helped me a lot..after two days of doing this, i my right shoulder felt better. now, i can raise my right arm slowly which can't do for almost a year. 👏🙏🙌
Thank you so much. This 18 minutes is life changing!
Agree
I work at computer ( mostly with mouse) a lot and I assume that's what causes pain. Your video helped me so much, thank you!!!
I almost never add a comment to TH-cam videos, but this is the most considered and professional video on shoulder tendonitis that I've come across. I've practiced and taught yoga for many years and have had intermittent bouts of biceps tendonitis. Recently the tendonitis has settled in for a longer period (around 6 months). It has not really responded to conventional physio such as the standard shoulder retraining with exercise bands. But I've found that continuing practice and omitting the movements (eg handstands) that aggravate the condition will free up the shoulder. I've still a way to go to get back to my former ROM but agree that movement is essential. Great video Matt. Well done.
Thank you for such clear instructions on how to rehab shoulder bursitis and what NOT to do. Learning these techniques takes practice and fine tuning and you provided such great examples.
Blah blah blah far to long . Get to the point
I almost just liked this for motivation to know it's possible to fix. Started from drumming and now it's shoulder, elbow, wrist and I've had to stop as it's now causing problems in piano and bass guitar. But I don't care about the pain I've just read that it can cause bigger problems later on
Wow this helped me in easing my pain immediately. I tried almost everything but this works immediately. Is there any other exercises that I can try ??
The cure for joint dysfunction must include strength training. Inversely, weak muscles cause joint dysfunction.
Your tips will help me out I have been in pain since February 2019 can not work, had physic acupuncture nothing works I am going to try your exercises.
Thank you so much, this really helped me. Sending gratitude 🙏🏼
YES! ALL OF THOSE! I've done them all. Then, I try to bench or side lateral... bam. Back to square 1.
Same problem
Totally had me LOL at "basically it's a sign that I don't know how to control the right muscles"
Awesome videos. Love the simplicity and candor of them.
Thanks for the video! Feeling some hope now. Since the pandemic being a college student on the computer all the time has take its toll on me 😔
Reading comments I see hope. Playing golf in ‘season’ years was a joy until my shoulder hurt.
Thank you. I found the way you present the information and your depth of understanding the problem we share so encouraging for me to be better soon.
I wish you were nearby. My shoulder has been horrible for a long time. I'm going to try the ball thing. Thank you
Thank you!!! This is exactly what I need for my shoulder. It's helping.
😇😇😇 It worked for me 👏👏👏
2yrs shoulder and elbow tendonitis *gone* in one week. I did the rest therapy which did not work for 2 long yrs but now I am able to lift gym weights as well. 👌👌👌💪💪🤝🤝🤝
This is youtube gold. Thanks, sir!
My shoulder was caused by excess table tennis, over 3 months of excess, now I still play but cannot do power shots, hope this improves thanks for your presentation !
Did it work?
Hi Matt, I lost mobility in my shoulder about 3 months back. I was researching physical therapy stretches and exercises and found yours. Your back alignment and other concepts match up with other info I've gleaned from ChiGong books, etc..
After about 9 days of diligently practicing a few of these exercises. My rotator cuff has been relieved of the impingement that had debilitated my arm. It had been in excruciating pain, especially when i tried to lift it up.
I've practiced calesthenics and stretching for decades, so my body is used to it. BUT, I got back about 90+ % mobility using your techniques. Thank you.
We are all here to fix our shoulder pain caused by bursitis. There are numerous videos here on TH-cam from so called experts. The fact that there are so many different 'solutions' just proves that most/all of the experts don't know what they are talking about. So as laypeople we have little chance in deciding which expert is right!
This looks very promising, thank you so much
You are a great teacher, you motivated me to take up these exercices, since rest did not work for my shoulder. I hope this will be a better solution for me and my shoulder impigment... Thank you very much.
Good night, do you think is possible to go back to swim again¿ I usually swim 2500 metros once a week, other Days I do mountain bike, running and gym tonificación. I do because I love, not for competition. I used to do triathlon but now, just for life. I am 47. I got this problem 3 months ago. After one month I want back to swim but one month later it came back again.
@@MariCari1972 It took me 1 year to heal, and I did many kine-exercisis, like the exercises from ths guy I presume that healing is very slow and cannot be quickened. For now it doesnot come back.
So, have patience with your body, donot overexercise.
I found out this works for me too. I think my bursa gets the space right now so it can recover. Did you fully recouver? Do you still feel pain sometime? Youre a legend, thanks
Hello
Do you feel the pain again ?
i noticed my shoulder pain more after some time on my pc. get a camera recording your posture and maybe see the damage it's doing ;)
ProTip: Imagine you're trying to put you shoulder blades into each opposite pocket. One video I watched this was suggested and after that I was able to get the shoulders back and down exercise properly ever since. Try to force your shoulder blades into your pockets!!
Can you explain the mind to muscle connection with this one?
The tennis ball exercise was so good. Helped immediately.
I agree, everyone has to find their own way.
In my case, rest makes everything worse because I think it further weakens the muscles getting things more out of control and imbalanced.
I made the mistake after a rollover car accident of remaining immobilized out of fear and made myself very stiff and painful
for a gymnast this video has been very very good but also if there’s any other gymnasts or anyone related to them is there anything else that’s gunna help me out for rings etc?
Hi! I have literally just come away from my dr. who gave me a diagnosis of shoulder bursitis after I had a recent ultrasound. While doing research, I came across this video. My question is this - are these 2 exercises enough to help heal bursitis at home? Are these the only 2 exercises you found to help you heal your bursitis? I have spent a lot of money on physio over the past year, and I can't afford to spend any more right now, so I am doing all I can to resolve this myself.
Many thanks!
Rachel
Hi Rachel,
It took a lot more than just these two. These two were very helpful. There are lifestyle changes to encourage better coordination and muscle balance as well as stretches and strength work that can vary a lot from person to person. These are ones that I found particularly helpful and that others have found helpful as well.
the 2 essential exercises my physio taught me for bursitis were targeting the rhomboids & rotator cuff. for rhomboids lie on your stomach, pull shoulders back into a neutral position & look up, lift arms straight up slowly about 30 degrees & then back down, thats it. u can start without weights & progress to 500g then 1kg etc. for rotator cuff do simple external rotations with a theraband. looks these 2 up, the essentially help you get your shoulders back into a neutral position the way matt is showing & that creates space for the bursa.
@@Uprighthealth keep looking for more videos. i have integrated several into routine to be done three times per day. about 10 to 15 minute sessions to include hanging from pull up bar. Also consider PT so they can massage, apply heat pads an electrical shocks. Feels great. Msdication may b required at the begging to help relive swelling.
How are you feeling now Rachel? Has it gone?
I have had left shoulder pain for 3 months now, my doctor said it was bursitis and suggested rest and doing the crawl fingers up the wall exercise plus pretend I'm washing windows. I have watched tons of videos and none have truly helped. Even the ones that try to help in diagnosing whether it is from pressed nerve in neck (which is a possibility for me as 18 years ago I was told they were surprised I didn't have left arm pain due to pressed nerve from protruding disc as seen in MRI) or pinched nerve in shoulder or bursitis/tendonitis. None seemed to fit what was happening with my shoulder. Most exercises I tried were far too painful to do in proper form. I have been doing neck traction and while this does help my neck pain it did nothing to improve my shoulder pain. I had fusion C5-6 surgery 28 years ago. I do have poor posture and sit a lot as I am in my senior years. I am going to give your suggestions a try. I simply want to be able to move my shoulder without pain especially when doing what should be simple, like putting on deodorant! I am much too young to hurt this bad, lol. Once I am able to move better again I plan to do strength training to prevent this from happening again and to work on my posture.
Link for "Worst Mistakes for Shoulder Pain" is broken. Thanks for the video.
Sounds like you could use some magnesium in your diet , so ,if you wish , drink 1 cup w/ 1 rounded teaspoon of mag. (epsom salt ) ,twice daily ( morn. & before bed ) be sure to keep a good electrolyte balance , Ester C has calcium , baking soda is sodium bicarb , plus get potassium tabs ( take 4 -8 daily ) , use a good quality sea salt ; this will keep you well alkalized and balanced in general !
Mate - this is a great video. Works like magic. thank you.
had mine for 7 months now (both shoulders) I used to be active (gym, basketball) can barely do anything now. im sick of resting, im gonna try your exercises and go back to the gym and focus on posture exercises
pretty much in the same situation. how did it go for u?
@@darkforcekiller hey man. im almost back to 100%. left shoulder fixed. right shoulder 90%. the trick is to exercise the joints. not rest. go back to the gym. try hanging off a bar for a minute or two before lifting weights. I found this creates some separation in the joints. it takes time. start with light weights and increase over time. I believe root cause was covid lockdowns (long hours with bad posture and no gym). good luck.
Your new subscriber from India, suffering from shoulder pain from over 3 years. Pain in shoulder blade, radiating pain in wrist, biceps area after I gym. Do you offer in person assistance, thanks so much for helping people , kind of you.
I was diagnosed with bursitis in my left shoulder and I believe I also have it in my right. Sleeping comfortably can be difficult as most people recommend not sleeping on your shoulder that has bursitis and I am not comfortable sleeping on my back
this video is very informative, could you please leave a comment on icing/heating. which one is better and why ? I'll appreciate that
Your teaching is Really Comprehensive and thorough!!! Just Excellent Matt, really really good!!! Thank you 🙏❤
Using a ball against the wall has reduced my pain significantly in 2 days
thank you, i felt this pain in the front of my shoulder when i lifted weights, but don't really hurt when im relaxed. cause of that i couldn't go heavy. if you have any more exercises let me know.
I’m gonna be completely honest and i hope this helps everyone here there is a certain stretch where you have both knees on the ground and the you put the affected shoulder on the back of your head and turn your body with the affected arm to the ceiling and then repeat 20 times that gave me the motion to reach my arms to ceiling if it hurts your not rotating with your back make sure you rotate with the back
Yep exactly I have the same problem right now!☹🤔