These are all great exercises. Especially the last one. By reason that it employs a range of motion that is normally left uncovered by other exercises. I do shoulder shrugs in an upright position with light weights. But the body serves the same purpose.
Holy cow, I have tried endless videos to get rid of pain and I couldn't even make it through the reps finally found the right video after 4 years of trial.
Bro ive been a Jeweller for 22 yrs and my back and shoulders have never felt better after implementing your advice. I cannot thank you enough for helping people with your channel. Much love goes out to you mate. Thanks a bunch ❤
nice one mate. Everyone can benefit from these exercises but especially the elderly. Trying to nudge my dad into the right direction but he thinks he's broken and beyond fixable. Flat feet, sunken shoulders, bad knees etc.
As a massage therapist with advanced training in treating frozen shoulder, it is far more severe than a shoulder impingement and I would not start with these exercises in that case. These exercises will be helpful down the road after we first start to get more mobility in the shoulder joint, but I would not start here as you might make it worse.
my friend, I am completely with a mystery shoulder which probably is a combined set of Osteo and impingement at the least. But your videos are helping tremendously!
Holly Molly! I thought I had issues with my shoulders. I could barely do the circles. This is a must in my exercise routines. Thank you for making these videos for everyone.
This was the only video that really helped me with my imingement!! I felt sudden relief over my shouler after doing the first one! Thank you for this!!
Tom! I'M an archer. Struggling with shoulder Impingement for more than two years. Just find your another video and can't wait to try your way to fix my probs. It looks very sensible already. Will update you with results. Regards. Vichek
I've been feeling this nipping pain in my left shoulder. That hasn't stopped me for moving and stuff but I'll try this routine to make my shoulder better.
Wow! This is honestly such valuable information thank you so much. I started Olympic weightlifting and my shoulders are very mobile but not super stable and I've always dealt with some kind of clicking in my shoulders but they're never painful until recently. This is so much more difficult without weight than Y-raises with load! I can already feel it helping just doing 2 sets of 10.
Thank you Tom, like someone who already commented, I just tried these exercises for the first time a few minutes ago, and already I feel some relief. Am I kidding myself? Either way, I will be doing these daily. Thanks 🙏
Question? What about integration to striking. How do I make sure everything is engaged when hitting a bag or striking in general with hooks uppercuts jabs and crosses? Even strikes to the body? I've never seen anybody cover this. Great video!
It's surprising how good your shoulder feels after the shrugs. You can feel you shoulder moving from stable to unstable to stable, good for keeping your tiptop.
Ortho said I have a type 3 or type C acromion, which means it hooks down into the joint area like a claw. Best thing for me is when I feel that little plink of pain when I reach for something in front of me, I back off on shoulders and work on back more (mainly work chest and shoulders to overdevelop them).
I've been doing that for years. I found I'm among the few percent this doesn't work for. I've been working on scapular mobility and it's been making hanging more effective
It's really good that it works for you, but it will not work for every people because hanging on a bar doesn't automatically help your shoulder to reduce the impingement of the structures doen below the acromion. It depends on several things, like for example, the shape of your acromion. The exercices that it shows in this video is a much better option for a lot of people. :)
Great exercise! As soon as I tried it with my bad shoulder I realized I was unable to keep the shoulder blade glued. Definitely going to keep working on it. I'm guessing this is why I keep getting biceps long head tendonitis from push ups (?)
Hi Tom. I've been doing this for two weeks now on my off days and part of my warm up on my workout days. My stability improved on my left impinged shoulder but I still noticed some popping/clicking when I do 3:30 on my right shoulder - specifically on the way down, it pops/clicks. I don't have any issues for this shoulder on pressing or pulling exercises but is the popping/clicking normal? Thank you!
"Mr. Morrison, I don't use the word "hero" lightly, but you are the greatest hero in American history." Seriously though, great videos. I thought my back and shoulders were irreparably gubbed, but you've shown me it doesn't have to be that way. Also, I like the Metal 🤘
Tom, you are most definitely wired up to the moon. And all that moon dust has cleared your mind and you are a genius. For a long time I have had dizziness and I kept saying it came from my left AC. I just did the exercises, and the dizziness just stopped. Only for a few moments, yet it stopped. I then managed to do a 10kg shoulder press, hang on my bar and do a half over hand chin up. Pressure free. On stopping the tinnitus came back as did the pain. I am now going to see if that can be explained and cured. I love you! Not in a man love kind of way, yet in a you are a great man, wired up to the moon and for a moment I had some respite. In the words of Aretha Franklin, RESPECT 🫡
❤ Yep, you're a star Tom. I also use your concepts and mate, I am getting my shoulders fixed. Anything on a first rib separation and now to get it at least into a less painful situation. And c6 c7 and root nerve c8 T1 to 8 and mine are fecked
Please read my story. I've been dealing with shoulder impingement for over three months. After watching countless videos on exercises and stretches on RUclips and diligently following them with perseverance, I feel like for every step forward, I take one step back. While these exercises offer immediate relief-let’s be honest, ‘immediate’ really means ‘temporary’-I’ve only experienced slight improvement overall. My question is: HAS ANYONE OF YOU EVER COMPLETELY HEALED FROM SHOULDER IMPINEGEMENT ONCE AND FOR ALL??? If you have, please share your experience and story in the comments. I’m feeling frustrated and desperate, and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
i realy did think that i had broken my shoulders but it was just that i didint understand how to use my shoulder blades :O . thank you for telling and showing that i can change how my body moves :) my upper back pain is now gone
@@TomMorrison hi tom did you mean adding resistance to the rotated arm raise or adding on a different exercise where you pull the resistance band around a rack with your shoulders set back?
The rotations if you work on them should help you to add other things pain free yes, would check out our shoulders playlist to see if there’s anything you haven’t worked on before!
Hi Tom. Interesting. In the hands and knees one with torso rotated and hand goes above head, a can’t get my elbow down towards my side when I pull my arm back. It’s as if my arm being in line in that way highlights that there is tightness and a little tenderness in the side/front of my shoulder. I got thrown onto my side, onto my shoulder with the arm in a downwards position and that shoulder hasn’t been the same since. It seems that the position is allowing me to see where the tightness is.
Hi Tom, love your videos, your one of the reason I started moving again so thank you! If there is any way you can eventually touch on AC joint issues it would help tons of people including myself. Attempting to do a lot of these movements to help with Impingement which helps only partial since its being greatly effected by an AC joint tear which I've been dealing with for the last 9 years. Not fun and doesn't make any of these movements feel good. Hopefully you've worked on that issue before and have some type of a solution/tips for us ac joint problem people.
Hi, I'm not sure if I have shoulder impingement. My left shoulder has had some issues for a while, and from an MRI, we found that I had a strain on my supraspinatus tendon, and a sprain on my acromioclavicular joint. My physical therapist also said I had some scapular winging. I did some physical therapy and have been working out. I don't feel any point or discomfort when doing overhead presses, however, specifically when doing lateral raises, I feel like an uncomfortable grinding sensation, as if there's supposed to be more space between the bones when doing that motion (since I don't feel the discomfort on my right shoulder). Also, doing pushups makes the pain worse (which is weird because I can do incline dumbbell bench press with no major issues). I came across your "the only rotator cuff exercise you'll ever need" video and I've tried it once so far and plan on continuing it to see if maybe that would improve my shoulder. In your opinion, what exercise(s) do you think would be best to improve my bad shoulder?
Oh yeah I also forgot to mention my left shoulder always feels like it's more forward (and possibly internally rotated?) compared to my right shoulder. I am also unable to do pullups and dips because it makes the pain worse in the shoulder.
After 2 rounds of 10 my shoulders are surprisingly tired. Feels like my body is fighting itself through the movements. Incorporating this into my daily movement. Looking forward to ending the popping and grinding in my shoulders and feeling free movement again.
Hi Tom, i have an internal rotation issue that I find I can temporarily improve with stretching but also lack overhead mobility. Will doing these exercises solve both issues? Thanks
Hey Tom, I just got your mobility package but have a sore knee and bursitis in my right shoulder. When I go through SMM it *hurts* my shoulder a lot. Couple of Q's - are these shoulder excercises in this video what I need for the bursitis (not sure if thats the same as impingement described in this video). Also, am I okay just to push through the pain for SMM?
Keep to the regressions in SMM for now, as your upper back and hips improve you’ll find your other symptoms clear a lot! So even the ones you feel are “ok” still regress them and make sure to watch all the exercise breakdowns! 😄
Cheers mate. Ok, I'll stick with regressions. Determined to shake this - pain for 2 years now. Move on from regression to full SMM when all pain is gone (or nearly gone) ? @@TomMorrison
Hey, amazing video i've been struggling with shoulder pain for nearly a year now. Seen multiple phyiso but the problem still persists. I'm trying this but i'm not sure what you mean by keeping the shoulder blade in place, when i try to "reach up to the sky" i feel my shoulders blade move and a pinching sensation. Are the any cue's that i can use to keep my shoulder blade in place?
Keep your upper body positioning and let the blade move as you reach up but not roll forwards, our resistance bands playlist would be good for you to check out!
How are you with the shoulder circles? If you find them really clunky then definitely get practicing, this is a great movement to add also, just start off really light tommorrison.uk/blog/2019-12-18/the-greatest-rotator-cuff-exercise
Hi Tom, recent subscriber loving the vids (and the beard). Shoulder impingement been a niggle for a couple years for me. I do muay thai and lift regularly but at times it can be damn painful. I have been doing foam rolling and some postural work etc but still issues. Will add this daily, any other recommendations? I've taken time off training and gone back and the rest hasnt helped
Gordon Macintosh thanks for your comment! And the beard extra 😎😎 yes this is a great starting point! There are also loads of other great tips in this blog also that should help you out! Good posture and alignment is the key then lots of rotational work!! tommorrison.uk/blog/2018-02-20/identify-and-eliminate-your-shoulder-problems
What if I get pain in the lateral deltoid when trying to extend my arm out to the side in that first exercise? For me the shoulder feels even impinged when I'm trying to abduct the arm horizontally.
Would start with these first for a few days, and then keep with the upper back and shoulder stuff and add some of the banded exercises from our resistance bands playlist before that dumbbell one 😄
🙏🏽🙏🏽 So it’s ok/ good to do the shoulder rolls even if they clunk a lot?? I do these with a kinstretch routine and going forward it’s ok but backwards it clunks a LOT. I just try to go really slow and controlled. I also can’t hang from a bar because of the shoulder pain, and it hurts to do triceps extension behind the head too. From what RUclips is telling me I think* this is impingement. Been like that for years.
Hi Tom, thanks for this video. Been struggling with the impinged shoulder on one side for a while. Question, when doing the exercise of extending the arm out, I constantly hear a grinding sensation. It doesn’t hurt, but doesn’t sound very pleasing. Is that OK initially? This exercise helps because I can get to a 90 degree angle on one side to do wall slides
First time I’ve heard that phrase for it! 😂 yes a lack of subacromial space the best things are to open the upper back and work on pulling exercises daily
Wow this was great ... but now I've discovered somethings wrong with the bicep =( Should I give up shoulder workouts while I have shoulder impingement? If so for how long? Thanks!
I've seen other fitness youtubers trash the idea of restracting the scap while putting your arm overhead. What would you say to that? Currently I'm in PT for this very issue (scapular diskinesis with impingement) and they are having me basically doing zenith rotations, sleeper stretch, and a series of scap exercises called "Hughston's". I'm willing to give your method deep focus, I just wanted to get some input from you first.
I’m really not a fan of the sleeper stretch, have never had to use that for anyone and sorted 100’s of impingements and pains, the movements in this one are always good to use as a vast overview, main thing is to not get caught up with the blaming of one specific muscle, if someone can’t control their shoulders then that’s where to focus ruclips.net/video/O2X7LGRqRvY/видео.htmlsi=poSHus1eBqsx8nXb
When i get to the extending my arm, i can't fully extend my elbow, it just stays locked in at 90 degrees and my bicep feels super tight without even attempting to flex my bicep. I feel it both on the outer and inner side of where the bicep connects to the elbow.
I have pain in my shoulder when squeezing my hands together or internally rotating my shoulder (like squeezing a guitar into my body). I’ve been told this is impingement, but from this video that sounds incorrect.
I have tendinitis that’s very painful. When I do this first one and I bring my arm back down my shoulder pops in front it’s like the tendon is rolling. That’s the part of my shoulder that’s the most painful. Should I still be doing this? @Tom Morrison
I'll pick up a 10lb dumbell with my right hand, and with my straight arm, I'll lift it shoulder height and my shoulder may or may not pop. 15lbs, same thing but much heavier pop. 20lbs and it feels like sandpaper grinding my joint. Is that what you're talking about?
Not quite, impingement is a sharp pain at the front of the shoulder when you lift your arm (regardless of weight!) This one might be useful for you! ruclips.net/video/2KFHwxrjUrA/видео.htmlsi=VPGTtAY0oSjnb7WI
I always struggle with rear delt kinda pain all the time. I really dont know what It could be. I tried the thoracic Mobility the first time, till now I tried everything and O noticed my ribs feel extremely stiff. Gotta do it everyday now.This is porbably the reason for my pain but im not sure. I also thought about it being the axillery nerve because im a bit hypermobile and I also have ellbow and sciatica nerve issues. So its not very uncommon. Anything to do for this?
Stick with the thoracic mobility stuff for now! You could give this one a go and see if it helps: ruclips.net/video/UDJCZglO62I/видео.htmlsi=HABVljFxi_qHrI1r
Can be just from inflammation from the limited mobility in upper back and any exercise you’re trying is causing more aggravation, these could be worth adding ruclips.net/video/0M91FnSgh-M/видео.html
I saw a physio recently who confirmed my suspicion that I've got some impingement issues in my left shoulder. I know that my posture isn't great but I really can't move my shoulders at all when trying the warmup, it feels like they're stuck. What do I do?
Hi! Is it normal to feel fatigue in the deltoid muscle for the first exercise? I can complete 10 on my right, but my left arm fatigues halfway and i need to reset. I also feel it more in my shoulderblade on my right 😅
I’m pretty sure that part of the reason why you’re doing the movement. It looks like it forces your muscles to work. All most like waking up the muscles
My scalenes are complaining too. Good! I've taken so many slaps on my head off racehorses they are being near uncontrollable and I haven't yet found the way to put manners on them 😁 Btw I've been doing your hip rotation exercise this morning and for any horse person (we all have the same issues), it is magical.
@@TomMorrison I'm not up for that yet. My shoulders are really really bad! Just watching the dumbell video makes me want to cry 😂. In a few months maybe. The damage done to bodies by professional horse riding is inconceivable to normal people until they meet an ex jockey personally... Nothing moves that should and everything that shouldn't move does because of heavy injuries. Picture a Hammer films mummy, lol. With early arthritis. Sadly when my back went, very early on and twenty years ago, all the body mechanics science was in its infancy. So that by the time I could start to find solutions everything had been well frozen in place like concrete. It's a slow process. But your mobility videos are something I haven't seen yet and they are producing results faster than anything else I've encountered yet (as in, immediate)
Hey Tom, how would you fix this? I noticed when i lay on a bench or a bed and try to do a pull over motion with my arms, my left shoulder gets some building pain between the inner arm/shoulder/torso could say lat but may as well be rotator cuff etc... even just dont the motion with only my hands or a pillow if i do it looking for the feeling maybe... what woukd u do to be able to do pullovers like this with a dumbell and not be feeling this feeling anymore?
For example even doing it with a 2l water bottle on the edge of a bed, doing this pullover motion, gives me a huge stretch/kinda pain feeling in that area under the shoulders/armpit... Imagine a pullup motion while lying flat on the bed
@@TomMorrison Hey, thanks for the quick reply, I just watched that video fully, great content like always, I just tried doing that mobility routine a couple times in a row and did some OHPs with hands only in the air making sure to keep the abdomen tight to the front like u were showing in that video so there isnt such a big curve in the lower back... maybe it helps, ill for sure keep this adjustment in mind next time i may be doing overhead exercises like ohp, pullup, pullover etc. other than this anything else that comes to mind so i can cover as much as possible?
Great video and great advice, but please, next time without the seriously over loud hard heavy metal distracting NOISE. I want to hear, concentrate, learn and digest your wisdom.
Haha yes we’ve since ironed that out, was when we first got a new mic and software so were still trying to figure it out! Speakers are different on everything
Her example as you’re explaining is pitch perfect. From the clunky movements to the smooth ones, she can make it so easy to see.
I've had terrible mobility in my left shoulder pretty much my entire life and doing this consistently
has completely released it!
Brilliant!!! Have you delved into some of the other things in the shoulders playlist? 😄
These are all great exercises. Especially the last one. By reason that it employs a range of motion that is normally left uncovered by other exercises. I do shoulder shrugs in an upright position with light weights. But the body serves the same purpose.
Holy cow, I have tried endless videos to get rid of pain and I couldn't even make it through the reps finally found the right video after 4 years of trial.
Awesome to hear!!
Bro ive been a Jeweller for 22 yrs and my back and shoulders have never felt better after implementing your advice. I cannot thank you enough for helping people with your channel. Much love goes out to you mate. Thanks a bunch ❤
Amazing! Love to hear this! ❤️
This channel should have 10million subs, incredibly helpful.
Thanks so much! Would be super cool to hit a million! Halfway there 😄
Awesome drills Tom! A great insurance policy for when I go heavier with shoulder exercises. I like your ethos of "there's always a solution".
Oh yes, sometimes it’s just the order you do things that is the trick 😄
nice one mate. Everyone can benefit from these exercises but especially the elderly. Trying to nudge my dad into the right direction but he thinks he's broken and beyond fixable. Flat feet, sunken shoulders, bad knees etc.
Frozen shoulder for three years. Serious pain when reaching overhead and lowering the shoulder. Thank you.
Hopefully these moves help!
As a massage therapist with advanced training in treating frozen shoulder, it is far more severe than a shoulder impingement and I would not start with these exercises in that case.
These exercises will be helpful down the road after we first start to get more mobility in the shoulder joint, but I would not start here as you might make it worse.
Thank you.
my friend, I am completely with a mystery shoulder which probably is a combined set of Osteo and impingement at the least. But your videos are helping tremendously!
Glad to hear it! You'll get there 💪
Thanks for the video. I will try the recommended exercises...
Wow - I did the movements as I was watching the video…my shoulders have not felt this “mobile” in years. Thanks Tom🙏 Subscribed!
Excellent!! Love when someone is first introduced to these!!
Holly Molly! I thought I had issues with my shoulders. I could barely do the circles. This is a must in my exercise routines. Thank you for making these videos for everyone.
Awesome! Yes just from teaching your shoulders some level of control with this helps so many things!
This was the only video that really helped me with my imingement!! I felt sudden relief over my shouler after doing the first one! Thank you for this!!
Awesome! Keep it up!
Scratch that music.
Great info.
Many thanks.
Thank you Tom, tried these exercises minutes ago, already feel better. Thank you so much, I've been struggling with impingement for nearly a year.
Oooh. I need to do this one in addition to the Nerve Flossing!
Tom! I'M an archer. Struggling with shoulder Impingement for more than two years. Just find your another video and can't wait to try your way to fix my probs. It looks very sensible already. Will update you with results.
Regards.
Vichek
Looking forward to hearing how you get on!
I've been feeling this nipping pain in my left shoulder. That hasn't stopped me for moving and stuff but I'll try this routine to make my shoulder better.
Yeah definitely give it a go 😁💪
@@TomMorrison Just tried it. It's brilliant. However, I noticed the pain is more noticeable when I lift the arm side ways. lol.
1:17 the look on Jenny's face is classic! Timing is perfect!
Wow! This is honestly such valuable information thank you so much. I started Olympic weightlifting and my shoulders are very mobile but not super stable and I've always dealt with some kind of clicking in my shoulders but they're never painful until recently. This is so much more difficult without weight than Y-raises with load! I can already feel it helping just doing 2 sets of 10.
awesome!!
Thank you Tom, like someone who already commented, I just tried these exercises for the first time a few minutes ago, and already I feel some relief. Am I kidding myself? Either way, I will be doing these daily. Thanks 🙏
Excellent! Yes keep them up, especially when it feels better! 💪🏼
Question? What about integration to striking. How do I make sure everything is engaged when hitting a bag or striking in general with hooks uppercuts jabs and crosses? Even strikes to the body? I've never seen anybody cover this. Great video!
It's surprising how good your shoulder feels after the shrugs. You can feel you shoulder moving from stable to unstable to stable, good for keeping your tiptop.
Yeah! The more you work on them regularly too you start to wonder how you ever functioned before them! 😂😂
Found you recently, this vid got me subbed!
Awesome!! Once your upper back gets moving better it would be great to check out our resistance bands playlist!
Love what you all do!! Thank you❤
Thankyou!!!
Ortho said I have a type 3 or type C acromion, which means it hooks down into the joint area like a claw. Best thing for me is when I feel that little plink of pain when I reach for something in front of me, I back off on shoulders and work on back more (mainly work chest and shoulders to overdevelop them).
Fixed my shoulder by hanging from a bar one minute a day. Half a year later my shoulder was pain free and I could actually throw again.
I'm starting to hang. I started to hang at age 60 and it sure helps everything.
I've been doing that for years. I found I'm among the few percent this doesn't work for. I've been working on scapular mobility and it's been making hanging more effective
It's really good that it works for you, but it will not work for every people because hanging on a bar doesn't automatically help your shoulder to reduce the impingement of the structures doen below the acromion. It depends on several things, like for example, the shape of your acromion.
The exercices that it shows in this video is a much better option for a lot of people.
:)
Same! I handle 3 times a day and within a week my shoulder pain was almost gone. It only gets bad when I slack off.
Great exercise! As soon as I tried it with my bad shoulder I realized I was unable to keep the shoulder blade glued. Definitely going to keep working on it. I'm guessing this is why I keep getting biceps long head tendonitis from push ups (?)
Can be! Opening the upper back and the control of your shoulder blades is really important yeah!
This was great!! Love your humor 🤣..
Thanks so much!
Excellent 👌🏾
Hi Tom. I've been doing this for two weeks now on my off days and part of my warm up on my workout days. My stability improved on my left impinged shoulder but I still noticed some popping/clicking when I do 3:30 on my right shoulder - specifically on the way down, it pops/clicks. I don't have any issues for this shoulder on pressing or pulling exercises but is the popping/clicking normal? Thank you!
it can be! General rule of thumb is if there's no pain associated with the pops/clicks then tend to get better & go away with movement practice!
"Mr. Morrison, I don't use the word "hero" lightly, but you are the greatest hero in American history."
Seriously though, great videos. I thought my back and shoulders were irreparably gubbed, but you've shown me it doesn't have to be that way.
Also, I like the Metal 🤘
Thanks so much!
Tom, you are most definitely wired up to the moon. And all that moon dust has cleared your mind and you are a genius.
For a long time I have had dizziness and I kept saying it came from my left AC. I just did the exercises, and the dizziness just stopped. Only for a few moments, yet it stopped.
I then managed to do a 10kg shoulder press, hang on my bar and do a half over hand chin up. Pressure free.
On stopping the tinnitus came back as did the pain. I am now going to see if that can be explained and cured.
I love you! Not in a man love kind of way, yet in a you are a great man, wired up to the moon and for a moment I had some respite.
In the words of Aretha Franklin, RESPECT 🫡
aw this is great! Thank you so much for sharing! So glad it helped, now you can hopefully keep getting improvements 💪🏻💪🏻
❤
Yep, you're a star Tom.
I also use your concepts and mate, I am getting my shoulders fixed.
Anything on a first rib separation and now to get it at least into a less painful situation.
And c6 c7 and root nerve c8
T1 to 8 and mine are fecked
Man, I thought I somehow dislocated my shoulder a little bit. I was having pain on my left shoulder for last 10-12 years. Will try these.
hope they help!
Please read my story.
I've been dealing with shoulder impingement for over three months. After watching countless videos on exercises and stretches on RUclips and diligently following them with perseverance, I feel like for every step forward, I take one step back.
While these exercises offer immediate relief-let’s be honest, ‘immediate’ really means ‘temporary’-I’ve only experienced slight improvement overall. My question is: HAS ANYONE OF YOU EVER COMPLETELY HEALED FROM SHOULDER IMPINEGEMENT ONCE AND FOR ALL???
If you have, please share your experience and story in the comments. I’m feeling frustrated and desperate, and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
i realy did think that i had broken my shoulders but it was just that i didint understand how to use my shoulder blades :O . thank you for telling and showing that i can change how my body moves :) my upper back pain is now gone
Brilliant!!
Hi Tom! Thanks for the exercise! How can we progress the rotates arm raise? I put a weight in my hand but it doesn't feel right
Would add a resistance band pull also
@@TomMorrison hi tom did you mean adding resistance to the rotated arm raise or adding on a different exercise where you pull the resistance band around a rack with your shoulders set back?
Hello. Will this work if the pain instead occurs when you raise your arm laterally? Thanks for the great videos.
The rotations if you work on them should help you to add other things pain free yes, would check out our shoulders playlist to see if there’s anything you haven’t worked on before!
@TomMorrison Will do. Thanks very much for replying.
Hey Tommy, is this still you would suggest as the best exercises for shoullder impingement? :)
To start with yes, then you would want to be using band work, if you’re really stuck then loaded stretching
Thanks for sharing 😇
Loving ur videos
Thanks so much!!
Hi Tom. Interesting. In the hands and knees one with torso rotated and hand goes above head, a can’t get my elbow down towards my side when I pull my arm back. It’s as if my arm being in line in that way highlights that there is tightness and a little tenderness in the side/front of my shoulder. I got thrown onto my side, onto my shoulder with the arm in a downwards position and that shoulder hasn’t been the same since. It seems that the position is allowing me to see where the tightness is.
Hi Tom, love your videos, your one of the reason I started moving again so thank you! If there is any way you can eventually touch on AC joint issues it would help tons of people including myself. Attempting to do a lot of these movements to help with Impingement which helps only partial since its being greatly effected by an AC joint tear which I've been dealing with for the last 9 years. Not fun and doesn't make any of these movements feel good. Hopefully you've worked on that issue before and have some type of a solution/tips for us ac joint problem people.
I can add it to the list for sure! Generally keeping your upper back moving & keeping good range of motion in your shoulders will help 💪
@@TomMorrison That would be epic, its surely the one that plague many body builders and athletes.
😂😂😂😂😂
Just the way you turn your head ad vid start is worth the whole watch!
Cool vid though
Haha Thankyou! 😄
Hi, I'm not sure if I have shoulder impingement. My left shoulder has had some issues for a while, and from an MRI, we found that I had a strain on my supraspinatus tendon, and a sprain on my acromioclavicular joint. My physical therapist also said I had some scapular winging. I did some physical therapy and have been working out. I don't feel any point or discomfort when doing overhead presses, however, specifically when doing lateral raises, I feel like an uncomfortable grinding sensation, as if there's supposed to be more space between the bones when doing that motion (since I don't feel the discomfort on my right shoulder). Also, doing pushups makes the pain worse (which is weird because I can do incline dumbbell bench press with no major issues). I came across your "the only rotator cuff exercise you'll ever need" video and I've tried it once so far and plan on continuing it to see if maybe that would improve my shoulder. In your opinion, what exercise(s) do you think would be best to improve my bad shoulder?
Oh yeah I also forgot to mention my left shoulder always feels like it's more forward (and possibly internally rotated?) compared to my right shoulder. I am also unable to do pullups and dips because it makes the pain worse in the shoulder.
Dumbbell Shoulder Rotations are a great shout! Yeah keep doing those 💪 and try these too!
ruclips.net/video/E7-he23SnK4/видео.htmlsi=EgqHw7ifxsPTfnLc
After 2 rounds of 10 my shoulders are surprisingly tired. Feels like my body is fighting itself through the movements. Incorporating this into my daily movement. Looking forward to ending the popping and grinding in my shoulders and feeling free movement again.
Would be good to check out the shoulder stuff in our resistance bands playlist too!
Great input , you bush-haired angel , you !!!!
this is why internet is for, thank you, i ddont even know if i have impingement i think i had never seen doctor lets see
Try the exercises daily for a while, most likely they’ll sort themselves out 🙌
What about inside knee pain when squatting?
We have a good inner knee pain video search “tom morrison inner knee pain” and it should pop up for you!
@@TomMorrison wow thank you!
Thanks man I like this
Excellent vid
nevergymless lee Thankyou!
@@TomMorrison No worries!
@@TomMorrison Excellent Thanks Tom
Can u suggest some thing for Migraine pain??
Hi Tom, i have an internal rotation issue that I find I can temporarily improve with stretching but also lack overhead mobility. Will doing these exercises solve both issues? Thanks
These will be a good start yeah, Jenni’s 26 min shoulder follow along would be great to check out too!
So many RUclips.
Rotator cuff videos. So many positive comments. They must all work great. I have not found any that work for me yet.
Sometimes it can be how you replicate what you see, it’s quite hard to follow from video if you aren’t used to it
What is the name for the first exercise?
Elbow Withdrawal Zentih Rotations 😁 a variation of Zenith Rotations
Yay, there is hope!
Always!! 😄
Hey Tom, I just got your mobility package but have a sore knee and bursitis in my right shoulder. When I go through SMM it *hurts* my shoulder a lot. Couple of Q's - are these shoulder excercises in this video what I need for the bursitis (not sure if thats the same as impingement described in this video). Also, am I okay just to push through the pain for SMM?
Keep to the regressions in SMM for now, as your upper back and hips improve you’ll find your other symptoms clear a lot! So even the ones you feel are “ok” still regress them and make sure to watch all the exercise breakdowns! 😄
Cheers mate. Ok, I'll stick with regressions. Determined to shake this - pain for 2 years now. Move on from regression to full SMM
when all pain is gone (or nearly gone) ? @@TomMorrison
Yep!
Hey, amazing video i've been struggling with shoulder pain for nearly a year now. Seen multiple phyiso but the problem still persists. I'm trying this but i'm not sure what you mean by keeping the shoulder blade in place, when i try to "reach up to the sky" i feel my shoulders blade move and a pinching sensation. Are the any cue's that i can use to keep my shoulder blade in place?
Keep your upper body positioning and let the blade move as you reach up but not roll forwards, our resistance bands playlist would be good for you to check out!
I hunch neck exercise work out
I have pain when I reach out to the side as well. Does this make any difference regarding the treatment?
How are you with the shoulder circles? If you find them really clunky then definitely get practicing, this is a great movement to add also, just start off really light tommorrison.uk/blog/2019-12-18/the-greatest-rotator-cuff-exercise
Hi Tom, recent subscriber loving the vids (and the beard). Shoulder impingement been a niggle for a couple years for me. I do muay thai and lift regularly but at times it can be damn painful. I have been doing foam rolling and some postural work etc but still issues. Will add this daily, any other recommendations? I've taken time off training and gone back and the rest hasnt helped
Gordon Macintosh thanks for your comment! And the beard extra 😎😎 yes this is a great starting point! There are also loads of other great tips in this blog also that should help you out! Good posture and alignment is the key then lots of rotational work!!
tommorrison.uk/blog/2018-02-20/identify-and-eliminate-your-shoulder-problems
What if I get pain in the lateral deltoid when trying to extend my arm out to the side in that first exercise? For me the shoulder feels even impinged when I'm trying to abduct the arm horizontally.
Tom, would performing the rotator cuff exercise with a dumbbell circling around your head help with shoulder impingement?
Would start with these first for a few days, and then keep with the upper back and shoulder stuff and add some of the banded exercises from our resistance bands playlist before that dumbbell one 😄
@@TomMorrison Okay, sounds practical. I really like the rotator cuff exercise now that I can perform it correctly. Thank you!
🙏🏽🙏🏽 So it’s ok/ good to do the shoulder rolls even if they clunk a lot?? I do these with a kinstretch routine and going forward it’s ok but backwards it clunks a LOT. I just try to go really slow and controlled. I also can’t hang from a bar because of the shoulder pain, and it hurts to do triceps extension behind the head too. From what RUclips is telling me I think* this is impingement. Been like that for years.
It should reduce as you practice them, our resistance bands playlist would be good to check out too
@@TomMorrison 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Hi Tom, thanks for this video. Been struggling with the impinged shoulder on one side for a while. Question, when doing the exercise of extending the arm out, I constantly hear a grinding sensation. It doesn’t hurt, but doesn’t sound very pleasing. Is that OK initially? This exercise helps because I can get to a 90 degree angle on one side to do wall slides
Ideally you’ll see it reduce over time! Just don’t force it too much if it feels uncomfortable and double up on the rotations
Great information but the music is way too loud.
Yes we dropped music there a while back
Tom, any idea if this would be useful when you have droopy acromions?
First time I’ve heard that phrase for it! 😂 yes a lack of subacromial space the best things are to open the upper back and work on pulling exercises daily
If you have knee issues, can you do this standing?
Yes, seated works ok and can do the rotations on a table
Hi Tom, would this be good for rotator cuff tears?
Yes these are part of our rotator cuff stuff too, this video would be more relevant to you
ruclips.net/video/hPpFQt47S8w/видео.html
Everybody has shoulder impingement of some sort. Especially if you don't work on maintaining your full range of motion.
Wow this was great ... but now I've discovered somethings wrong with the bicep =(
Should I give up shoulder workouts while I have shoulder impingement? If so for how long? Thanks!
That sounds like a doctor question.
I've seen other fitness youtubers trash the idea of restracting the scap while putting your arm overhead. What would you say to that? Currently I'm in PT for this very issue (scapular diskinesis with impingement) and they are having me basically doing zenith rotations, sleeper stretch, and a series of scap exercises called "Hughston's". I'm willing to give your method deep focus, I just wanted to get some input from you first.
I’m really not a fan of the sleeper stretch, have never had to use that for anyone and sorted 100’s of impingements and pains, the movements in this one are always good to use as a vast overview, main thing is to not get caught up with the blaming of one specific muscle, if someone can’t control their shoulders then that’s where to focus
ruclips.net/video/O2X7LGRqRvY/видео.htmlsi=poSHus1eBqsx8nXb
When i get to the extending my arm, i can't fully extend my elbow, it just stays locked in at 90 degrees and my bicep feels super tight without even attempting to flex my bicep. I feel it both on the outer and inner side of where the bicep connects to the elbow.
Search our wall bicep stretch video and see how that one feels for you’ 😄
Keeping your shoulder blade in place. What does that even mean, not sure what that feels like ?
You’re trying to keep it back and gliding upwards rather than lifting up and winging
I feel my pain in the rear delt area of my shoulder when reaching overhead. Does this video still apply?
Couldn't do the last bit of the exercise where you reach up without getting pain in my bicep, what does that mean?
Could be where some tightness is, search our wall bicep stretch and then retry it
I have pain in my shoulder when squeezing my hands together or internally rotating my shoulder (like squeezing a guitar into my body).
I’ve been told this is impingement, but from this video that sounds incorrect.
Impingement is a general term for anything that is "impinging" so it could be! Have you tried the exercises in the video?
Are you meant to carry on if it hurts after 2 reps
Change the position of your shoulder and just try to get your upper back working
I have tendinitis that’s very painful. When I do this first one and I bring my arm back down my shoulder pops in front it’s like the tendon is rolling. That’s the part of my shoulder that’s the most painful. Should I still be doing this? @Tom Morrison
If you’re still in acute stages I would definitely just stick with in person guidance based on your current abilities
@@TomMorrison Ok ty so much for replying ❤️
Dude, I can't even do a proper 1 arm deadhang for more than a second. Tragic!
This is a good one to start with then!
ruclips.net/video/uCQfKCjKp_s/видео.htmlsi=l6v1xvSgR0JVnYfT
I'll pick up a 10lb dumbell with my right hand, and with my straight arm, I'll lift it shoulder height and my shoulder may or may not pop. 15lbs, same thing but much heavier pop. 20lbs and it feels like sandpaper grinding my joint. Is that what you're talking about?
Not quite, impingement is a sharp pain at the front of the shoulder when you lift your arm (regardless of weight!)
This one might be useful for you! ruclips.net/video/2KFHwxrjUrA/видео.htmlsi=VPGTtAY0oSjnb7WI
hi tom!!! can you do a video about overactive pec minor? i found this shit is the cause of 99% of the damage of the entire body
I always struggle with rear delt kinda pain all the time. I really dont know what It could be. I tried the thoracic Mobility the first time, till now I tried everything and O noticed my ribs feel extremely stiff. Gotta do it everyday now.This is porbably the reason for my pain but im not sure. I also thought about it being the axillery nerve because im a bit hypermobile and I also have ellbow and sciatica nerve issues. So its not very uncommon. Anything to do for this?
Stick with the thoracic mobility stuff for now! You could give this one a go and see if it helps: ruclips.net/video/UDJCZglO62I/видео.htmlsi=HABVljFxi_qHrI1r
This feels very tiring - feels like strength work! Think this is probably the only overhead work I need for now, lol
Oh yes definitely if you’re finding these challenging then you’ll want to build them up daily for sure!!
I get to the twist part and it already hurts in many places. Im guessing pushing it from there would be unhelpful. Any suggestions?
Search the banded push pull rotations on our channel, would be good to start with, mainly the pulling variations
@@TomMorrison thank you
Hey Tom!
What does it mean when i get bicep pain throughout the arm stretching part on my side with the shoulder impingement?
Can be just from inflammation from the limited mobility in upper back and any exercise you’re trying is causing more aggravation, these could be worth adding
ruclips.net/video/0M91FnSgh-M/видео.html
my shoulder hurts when I try to scratch my back, my left shoulder is fine but my right isn't, how can I fix it?
This would be a good place to start! ruclips.net/video/T2SqsjzzNQE/видео.html
@@TomMorrison thank you a lot, I really appreciate it!
I saw a physio recently who confirmed my suspicion that I've got some impingement issues in my left shoulder. I know that my posture isn't great but I really can't move my shoulders at all when trying the warmup, it feels like they're stuck. What do I do?
Really hang out and breathe at the top position and try to twist further, if you do it a few times per day you’ll find it gets further
Hi! Is it normal to feel fatigue in the deltoid muscle for the first exercise? I can complete 10 on my right, but my left arm fatigues halfway and i need to reset. I also feel it more in my shoulderblade on my right 😅
I’m pretty sure that part of the reason why you’re doing the movement. It looks like it forces your muscles to work. All most like waking up the muscles
Much like other comments, this helped immediately. My teres major is a repeat offender. Rehabilitation; if you feel it, you can't heal it.
Brilliant!
Oooh my poor shoulders 😂
This looks like it could finally get the better of my old dislocation though... Been at me for 18 years now!
My scalenes are complaining too. Good! I've taken so many slaps on my head off racehorses they are being near uncontrollable and I haven't yet found the way to put manners on them 😁
Btw I've been doing your hip rotation exercise this morning and for any horse person (we all have the same issues), it is magical.
Marie Tg fantastic! Yes the rotations are a great place to start, then resistance bands, have you checked out our dumbbell shoulder rotations yet? 😄
@@TomMorrison I'm not up for that yet. My shoulders are really really bad! Just watching the dumbell video makes me want to cry 😂. In a few months maybe. The damage done to bodies by professional horse riding is inconceivable to normal people until they meet an ex jockey personally... Nothing moves that should and everything that shouldn't move does because of heavy injuries. Picture a Hammer films mummy, lol. With early arthritis.
Sadly when my back went, very early on and twenty years ago, all the body mechanics science was in its infancy. So that by the time I could start to find solutions everything had been well frozen in place like concrete. It's a slow process. But your mobility videos are something I haven't seen yet and they are producing results faster than anything else I've encountered yet (as in, immediate)
I pain just watching these exercises
Not good! Totally normal functions of the spine and shoulders, definitely don’t want to be avoiding moving your joints like joints 😄
Hey Tom, how would you fix this? I noticed when i lay on a bench or a bed and try to do a pull over motion with my arms, my left shoulder gets some building pain between the inner arm/shoulder/torso could say lat but may as well be rotator cuff etc... even just dont the motion with only my hands or a pillow if i do it looking for the feeling maybe... what woukd u do to be able to do pullovers like this with a dumbell and not be feeling this feeling anymore?
For example even doing it with a 2l water bottle on the edge of a bed, doing this pullover motion, gives me a huge stretch/kinda pain feeling in that area under the shoulders/armpit...
Imagine a pullup motion while lying flat on the bed
Did you try the exercises in the video? This can also be helpful
ruclips.net/video/u6Xy-pST5R8/видео.html
@@TomMorrison Hey, thanks for the quick reply, I just watched that video fully, great content like always, I just tried doing that mobility routine a couple times in a row and did some OHPs with hands only in the air making sure to keep the abdomen tight to the front like u were showing in that video so there isnt such a big curve in the lower back... maybe it helps, ill for sure keep this adjustment in mind next time i may be doing overhead exercises like ohp, pullup, pullover etc. other than this anything else that comes to mind so i can cover as much as possible?
The music in the background when your speaking is distracting
yeah these older videos aren't as well edited 😅
My arms are longer now😮
"Why it doesn't matter"... weeeeeeeee!
Lol ur e best person in the world
Aww thanks so much!
Great video and great advice, but please, next time without the seriously over loud hard heavy metal distracting NOISE. I want to hear, concentrate, learn and digest your wisdom.
Haha yes we’ve since ironed that out, was when we first got a new mic and software so were still trying to figure it out! Speakers are different on everything
@@TomMorrison Whew. Good! It's so so so annoying! I'm listening to another one now. Do you also have some with silence???
Big word indeed , lol
Always the clap
It became a thing, now it’s the thing 😂 was originally for syncing audio for editing. I love your user name 😂😂😂