THANKS!! These are unbelievably helpful. I’m still waiting to start PT ordered by my orthopedist & am trying to do exercises to help my shoulder impingement on my own. This shoulder pain has dramatically impacted my life & ability to do my “normal” workouts, with & without weight training. I really appreciate your TH-cam videos! I feel that many of these free resources are as, or more, helpful than previous exercises I got from PT. Thanks again!
😊 I was just wondering how you could possibly have ignored the obvious adorableness of your cat demonstrating proper distance to be kept from the towel, and then the end of the video happened. Cats: Good for Blood Pressure, Good for Shoulder Therapy.
Wow I really felt the one with the rolled up towel. That must mean it’s working! Love the information on how to diagnose the issue in this video. (I can’t touch the ground) Thank you Dr. Stefan!
Mulligan techniques is a large part of why the 3rd exercise has the retraction component. Mulligan pushes the shoulder back and down within the joint, but you can do this yourself with shoulder retraction.
Hi Stefan! Thank you so much for your incredibly helpful videos🙏🏻 Could you by chance post the links for releasing pecs, releasing shoulder capsule and also the video on the exercises everyone in the world should do? I searched in your library but couldn’t find them. Thank you again!!
Thank you so much for these scapular excercise, Dr.! I’ve had acute and full achy pain in my left shoulder for months now and could not get it diagnosed. As a rock climber, I better understood through your video that I was not correctly activating and engaging my scapular (retraction) in movements. Your video helped me understand what proper activation and retraction feels like. Thank you! I had a good laugh at the beginning of this video bc I misunderstood your cue of “grab the towel” as “grab the tail” 😂 I thought you wanted us to grab a cat’s tail 😂
Spot-on once again, Stefan! I've had shoulder pain with supraspinatus-tear-like symptoms for 4 months, with no obvious cause. The usual suite of SS exercises hasn't been effective. After four every-other day- of doing this trio, it is definitely improving! Many thanks 👍👍 A question: Does the 1st exercise in this group target the same muscles as the head-droop-from-sphinx-position from another of your vids? I do that one regularly for neck maintenance.
When I tried the floor angel, I couldn't get my hands anywhere near the floor, both sides but especially my worst side. What should I do as a precursor to this exercise, until I am able to do it? Also, how do I get my cat to lie there politely instead of trying to get me off the floor?
I tried all 3 exercises. I thought I might have some problem with exercise 1 because of strength, but was able to do it. Physical therapy already had me doing exercise 3 with dumbbell. I could not perform exercise #2 with towel under middle back. I can't even get my right arm in that position. To give you an idea of my ROM, I can't do a Snow Angel all the way while lying flat on bed and no towel under back. I can go a little past 90 degrees with R-arm flat on bed and palm facing up. If I raise the arm off bed a little bit I can go a little further.
@@BodyFixExercisesI tried it on my bed with no towel. I can do it, but the forearm on right arm is not lying flat on bed without really arching my back, and even then is not completely touching on all parts of the forearm. Suggestions or skip? Do you suggest going to see a chiropractor in my area. Thank you John
This is fairly common, John. Most people can't do it to start with. It just means that you should do this exercises. It'll get better with time if you just chip away at it. There's probably years of tight muscles that need to be stretched sand this may take a few weeks (or even months) You probably don't need to see a profession just for this (I can't tell without examining you)
Drive a FLT truck , this has caused my shoulder joint to be raised . So it is not relaxed anymore , I can relax it when I think about it but is causing pain now . Also my pectoral is also tight , what is the solution to have it completely back relaxed
In exercise 1, the part I find uncomfortable is the first movement of sinking down and bringing the shoulder blades close together. What does this mean, what is the purpose of this movement, and should I do the whole exercise or skip the sinking part and just do the part that opens the shoulder blades out to the sides?
The most important is the part where the shoulder blades separate. When you push away from your body. This strengthens the Serratus Anterior (an upward rotator of the shoulder blade, along with the lower traps) So just start from the neutral position, instead of the position where you sink down
I need advise I can't do either of these exercise because my arm won't go back when I lay down and won't go forward when kneeling and it's just too painful. I've had physiotherapy manual therapy and it's made it worse. I'm just waiting for my xray result.
hi, thank for your video. Personally I've been struggling with shoulder pain on the lockout of chest mouvements, at the top of the lateral raise and sometimes on any wider grip back excercises. I've seen so many physics and I'm honestly going insane. It never hurt me at rest but it seems to always affect me once I reach the mid/end part of my set on an excercise. What should I do?
What has helped your shoulder?
Sleeper stretch,cross body stretch, external rotation. Can GIRD contribute to a partial infraspinatus tear?
This guy is by far the best on you tube
Thanks Newts!
THANKS!! These are unbelievably helpful. I’m still waiting to start PT ordered by my orthopedist & am trying to do exercises to help my shoulder impingement on my own. This shoulder pain has dramatically impacted my life & ability to do my “normal” workouts, with & without weight training. I really appreciate your TH-cam videos! I feel that many of these free resources are as, or more, helpful than previous exercises I got from PT. Thanks again!
You're very welcome! 🙌
Saving this to my favorites.
Thanks Shane. There's a few years of studying shoulders crammed into this 6 minute video. Hope it helps you out
😊 I was just wondering how you could possibly have ignored the obvious adorableness of your cat demonstrating proper distance to be kept from the towel, and then the end of the video happened. Cats: Good for Blood Pressure, Good for Shoulder Therapy.
He always wins in the end. ❤️😻🥰
Wow I really felt the one with the rolled up towel. That must mean it’s working! Love the information on how to diagnose the issue in this video. (I can’t touch the ground) Thank you Dr. Stefan!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video , thanks a lot feeling much better now.
Great to hear!👍
Mulligan techniques prioritizing movement with mobilization has helped improve abduction ROM
Mulligan techniques is a large part of why the 3rd exercise has the retraction component. Mulligan pushes the shoulder back and down within the joint, but you can do this yourself with shoulder retraction.
Amazing! Your cat wasn’t at all distressed by your close up work out😅
He loves any attention! 😅😻
Hi Stefan! Thank you so much for your incredibly helpful videos🙏🏻 Could you by chance post the links for releasing pecs, releasing shoulder capsule and also the video on the exercises everyone in the world should do? I searched in your library but couldn’t find them. Thank you again!!
Thank you so much for these scapular excercise, Dr.! I’ve had acute and full achy pain in my left shoulder for months now and could not get it diagnosed. As a rock climber, I better understood through your video that I was not correctly activating and engaging my scapular (retraction) in movements. Your video helped me understand what proper activation and retraction feels like. Thank you! I had a good laugh at the beginning of this video bc I misunderstood your cue of “grab the towel” as “grab the tail” 😂 I thought you wanted us to grab a cat’s tail 😂
Awesome knowledge 💪💪
🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this, very helpful! Subscribed.
BTW, your lats look pretty ripped.
It's not very often I get called ripped!
cheers!
Nice one!🙏
Thanks!! 🔥
Spot-on once again, Stefan! I've had shoulder pain with supraspinatus-tear-like symptoms for 4 months, with no obvious cause. The usual suite of SS exercises hasn't been effective. After four every-other day- of doing this trio, it is definitely improving! Many thanks 👍👍
A question: Does the 1st exercise in this group target the same muscles as the head-droop-from-sphinx-position from another of your vids? I do that one regularly for neck maintenance.
They target different muscles.
But both are good for you!
When I tried the floor angel, I couldn't get my hands anywhere near the floor, both sides but especially my worst side. What should I do as a precursor to this exercise, until I am able to do it? Also, how do I get my cat to lie there politely instead of trying to get me off the floor?
You can stretch your Pecs.
And just move your arms back as far as comfortable in this exercise. It'll improve over time.
Sir please talk about TMJ
Good idea!
Yes!
Profoundly helpful! THANK YOU!
You're very welcome!
Thank you for this explanation. I had suffered with lower back pain for some time and these exercises helped me.
🤔 Shoulder exercises fixed your lower back??
@@BodyFixExercises 😀I've not noticed it already jumped to another video. I was watching the one about the tight hamstrings :)
Ah, ok. I understand now
I tried all 3 exercises. I thought I might have some problem with exercise 1 because of strength, but was able to do it. Physical therapy already had me doing exercise 3 with dumbbell. I could not perform exercise #2 with towel under middle back. I can't even get my right arm in that position. To give you an idea of my ROM, I can't do a Snow Angel all the way while lying flat on bed and no towel under back. I can go a little past 90 degrees with R-arm flat on bed and palm facing up. If I raise the arm off bed a little bit I can go a little further.
Do it without a towel then. Don't try to get your arms right back at first. Just enough to make it a bit of a challenge. It just takes time
@@BodyFixExercisesI tried it on my bed with no towel. I can do it, but the forearm on right arm is not lying flat on bed without really arching my back, and even then is not completely touching on all parts of the forearm. Suggestions or skip? Do you suggest going to see a chiropractor in my area. Thank you John
This is fairly common, John. Most people can't do it to start with. It just means that you should do this exercises. It'll get better with time if you just chip away at it. There's probably years of tight muscles that need to be stretched sand this may take a few weeks (or even months)
You probably don't need to see a profession just for this (I can't tell without examining you)
Drive a FLT truck , this has caused my shoulder joint to be raised . So it is not relaxed anymore , I can relax it when I think about it but is causing pain now . Also my pectoral is also tight , what is the solution to have it completely back relaxed
Very nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
The socks ❤
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In exercise 1, the part I find uncomfortable is the first movement of sinking down and bringing the shoulder blades close together. What does this mean, what is the purpose of this movement, and should I do the whole exercise or skip the sinking part and just do the part that opens the shoulder blades out to the sides?
The most important is the part where the shoulder blades separate. When you push away from your body. This strengthens the Serratus Anterior (an upward rotator of the shoulder blade, along with the lower traps)
So just start from the neutral position, instead of the position where you sink down
@@BodyFixExercises thank you!!
my pleasure!
I need advise I can't do either of these exercise because my arm won't go back when I lay down and won't go forward when kneeling and it's just too painful. I've had physiotherapy manual therapy and it's made it worse. I'm just waiting for my xray result.
Thanks for the videoo however is it normal to have pain during the 2nd exercise in upper arm regards
Hi will these excessive provide relief from arthritis’s?
hi, thank for your video. Personally I've been struggling with shoulder pain on the lockout of chest mouvements, at the top of the lateral raise and sometimes on any wider grip back excercises. I've seen so many physics and I'm honestly going insane. It never hurt me at rest but it seems to always affect me once I reach the mid/end part of my set on an excercise. What should I do?
I've done a bunch of rotator cuff excercises but nothing has fully cured me.
I am waiting for the cute cat to arrive so that I can start the exercises.
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kitty~!!!
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Hanging is kind of painful for my shoulders...
Bicep curls too
Bench too(not as much as bicep curls nd hanging)
Dk what is wrong with me