Nice work Gordon.. watched a lot of videos on how to heal Rotator cuffs.. yours are most relevant, informative, logical and knowledgeable. It will be good to label your videos on a particular topic as 1,2,3.. (and intermediary as 1a, 1b etc) as that would help us to make progression and jump to the relevant content easily.. thank you for your time and help.
God bless you Gordon . Iam facing the same problem and my left arm is frozen and the cuff is painful. Hopefully your exercises will help me . Your posts are very informative and bang on the issues!
You're welcome! The towel puts your shoulder in a more comfortable position, and it also reminds you to keep your arm close to your sound (so you can focus on rotational movement).
Hi Gordon. I find your videos very helpful. I was injured at work. During the injury, I fell on my left shoulder. Wasn't having any issues with my shoulder before nor after the fall. It did hurt initially but went away shortly after. I had to get an upper spinal injection for pain in my neck and started experiencing excruciating pain in my left shoulder as soon as I received the injection and it has not gotten better...I'm going through physical therapy now and out of work due to weakness and constant pain. Temporary relief is icing and heat. My MRI showed mild tendonosis supraspinatus with a bone spur. The orthopedic doctor stated the bone spur is pressing on a nerve. My question is why didn't I feel this before receiving the upper epidural injection in my back? I'm left-handed which makes the pain worse. The pain is in my shoulder, neck, runs down my back along my shoulder blade, my upper arm, lower arm and in my fingers (middle, index and thumb). Along with the pain is weakness, tingling, pins and needles, stiffness, & swelling. I'm seeing a shoulder specialist soon. The weakness and pain is very irritating & I feel it as soon as I start using my arm for anything. I'm a little confused about how this all started and the fact that I can barely use my arm/hand for anything...thanks for taking the time to view this comment.
I’m sorry to hear about your situation! Based on your symptoms, it sounds like your pain and weakness/tingling are coming from your neck, not your shoulder. Is anyone looking closely at or treating your neck? If not, I would try to get one of your doctors to look closely at your neck. Good luck!
Thank you! Excellent. I thought though that the eccentric exercises should come before the concentric on the line of progression..Can you please clarify why it's not the case here?
You're welcome! I usually start with concentric strengthening first, just because it results in lower levels of muscle tension, and I'm usually working with people in pain (so I'm trying to be cautious). If you don't have any issues with pain, you can certainly start implementing eccentric strengthening right away. And you're right, for things like tendinosis, starting with eccentric strengthening can actually be the best course. You've challenged my thinking today!
Hello. Thanks for your video. I have supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendinosis. It’s been on going for 3 years now. I’ve just recently started PT in the last month. It’s still very painful and I don’t feel the pain decreasing. How long does it take for the pain to subside and the shoulder heal?
A little soreness can be normal, but you want to try to avoid too much soreness and pain, and definitely make sure you don't have pain while doing the exercises.
Hey Gordon! I was diagnosed with mild supraspinatus tendinosis with no discrete tear as well as rotator interval scarring which can be seen in the clinical setting of adhesive capsulitis. I just binged watched your Shoulder Pain & Rotator Cuff playlist. I've rested for 6 months from the gym and I finally decided to give PT a try starting with isometric motions like you demonstrated. I have a huge question: google says NSAIDS like ibupurofen and naproxen slow down soft tissue healing. Would you recommend me not take those? My orthopedic told me to but he claims tendonitis and tendinosis are the same thing...
Hey there! Thanks for watching my videos and for your question! In general, I would recommend NOT taking NSAIDS unless you really need to, as they create inflammation in other parts of your body, most notably your stomach. That's just my personal opinion. Have you tried any natural anti-inflammatories, such as turmeric or circumin, or possibly CBD? Although tendinosis isn't really inflammation, these supplements might still be helpful. I hope that helps!
@@GordonPhysicalTherapy Yea i didnt liek how naproxen made my stomach feel and i got hungry so often, like more acidic stomach. i have not tried natural inflammatory, but i am hoping following ur exercises alone will fix my shoulder what do u think about nsaids slowing down recovery for tendinosis? google says its bad
Does icing after PT exercises help? I have had severe pain at evening the day i have had my first PT. After that i begin using ice pre PT exercises and it works too good. I have no pain and restored my full range of motion. Should i continue to ice for not more than 10 minutes? What do you say
thank you Gordon for this video. I've a question in my right shoulder i've Supraspinatus tendinosis and acromio - clavicular arthrosis. Whenever I sit for study and write something it pains. Currently I'm writing with my left hand and it is totally fine. Any suggestion what should I do ?
Dear sir ; I am suffering from supraspitanus tendonisis it has been almost 8 month now ..I am concern because I f I take care won't do much activities then shoulder pain is ok and good .and when I agian return to activity like I play cricket my shoulder again start to pain and pain again last for 15 days and go away when I take care ..please tell me what's should I do now I am trying leave most specific activity in cricket like bowling. Please help me what I do I am in complete stress
Hey Dr.Gordon, I just got an MRI done and it says i have supraspinatus tendinosis. Although i feel no pain at the moment while carrying out normal day activities but I did struggle while working out at the gym around 3-4 months back. Now i want to start working out again but thought of starting with ECCENTRIC exercises before that. My question to you is HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK SHOULD I DO ECCENTRIC REHAB EXERCISES? HOW MANY SETS AND REPS ? Thankyou your videos were a great help to me. The best i could find on RUclips.
@@yashkatira98 hey yes it has helped me a lot. I’ve been lifting weights in the gym now from the past 2-3 months without any pain. I can do shoulder press , bench press etc but I always do eccentric exercise while warming up everyday.
@@shubhbagga ohh that's good, what rehab exercises to perform, I have moderate tendinosis, but I'm not able to lift my arm up. Sharp pain starts while doing. Suggest me how to over-come pain and strengthing
@@yashkatira98 I would say start with the eccentric exercise with the band everyday or every other day 2 sets x 10 reps and slowly increase the reps to 12,15,18,20….. but if the pain is severe then apply ice on it for a day and give it a rest then continue the exercise the next day. That’s what worked for me
Quick question, would I feel tendinosis from the infrapinatus and supraspinatus traveling into my pec and from my neck into my trap/scapular area or do you think there is something else that could be going on as well?
That's probably a separate issues, although it could be related to the shoulder pain. In other words, the shoulder issue could be causing other muscular and/or nerve issues in your pec and neck/trap regions.
Nice work Gordon.. watched a lot of videos on how to heal Rotator cuffs.. yours are most relevant, informative, logical and knowledgeable. It will be good to label your videos on a particular topic as 1,2,3.. (and intermediary as 1a, 1b etc) as that would help us to make progression and jump to the relevant content easily.. thank you for your time and help.
Next progression video please from eccentric to the next stages for strengthening supraspinatus tendinosis
I'll get to that soon! Thank you!
God had you post this right in time for me🤞🏻🙏🏻 Bless you
Happy to help! Thank you for watching :-)
@@GordonPhysicalTherapy No doubt man, you’re the real MVP! Time to kick this tendinosis ass for real!
God bless you Gordon . Iam facing the same problem and my left arm is frozen and the cuff is painful. Hopefully your exercises will help me . Your posts are very informative and bang on the issues!
Thank you for your comments! I hope these exercises help!
Thanks for the video. Can I ask what the purpose of the towel is for?
You're welcome! The towel puts your shoulder in a more comfortable position, and it also reminds you to keep your arm close to your sound (so you can focus on rotational movement).
Hi Gordon. I find your videos very helpful. I was injured at work. During the injury, I fell on my left shoulder. Wasn't having any issues with my shoulder before nor after the fall. It did hurt initially but went away shortly after. I had to get an upper spinal injection for pain in my neck and started experiencing excruciating pain in my left shoulder as soon as I received the injection and it has not gotten better...I'm going through physical therapy now and out of work due to weakness and constant pain. Temporary relief is icing and heat. My MRI showed mild tendonosis supraspinatus with a bone spur. The orthopedic doctor stated the bone spur is pressing on a nerve. My question is why didn't I feel this before receiving the upper epidural injection in my back? I'm left-handed which makes the pain worse. The pain is in my shoulder, neck, runs down my back along my shoulder blade, my upper arm, lower arm and in my fingers (middle, index and thumb). Along with the pain is weakness, tingling, pins and needles, stiffness, & swelling. I'm seeing a shoulder specialist soon. The weakness and pain is very irritating & I feel it as soon as I start using my arm for anything. I'm a little confused about how this all started and the fact that I can barely use my arm/hand for anything...thanks for taking the time to view this comment.
I’m sorry to hear about your situation! Based on your symptoms, it sounds like your pain and weakness/tingling are coming from your neck, not your shoulder. Is anyone looking closely at or treating your neck? If not, I would try to get one of your doctors to look closely at your neck. Good luck!
Gordon make a video about acromio - clavicular arthrosis and its exercises.
Thank you! Excellent. I thought though that the eccentric exercises should come before the concentric on the line of progression..Can you please clarify why it's not the case here?
You're welcome! I usually start with concentric strengthening first, just because it results in lower levels of muscle tension, and I'm usually working with people in pain (so I'm trying to be cautious). If you don't have any issues with pain, you can certainly start implementing eccentric strengthening right away. And you're right, for things like tendinosis, starting with eccentric strengthening can actually be the best course. You've challenged my thinking today!
Hello. Thanks for your video. I have supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendinosis. It’s been on going for 3 years now. I’ve just recently started PT in the last month. It’s still very painful and I don’t feel the pain decreasing. How long does it take for the pain to subside and the shoulder heal?
THANK YOU DR. GORDON!
You're quite welcome! Thank you for watching :-)
Hi 👋🏾,
How often would you recommend doing Isometrics? Everyday or every other day?
My shoulder is sore after doing some of these exercises, Is that normal
A little soreness can be normal, but you want to try to avoid too much soreness and pain, and definitely make sure you don't have pain while doing the exercises.
Hey Gordon! I was diagnosed with mild supraspinatus tendinosis with no discrete tear as well as rotator interval scarring which can be seen in the clinical setting of adhesive capsulitis.
I just binged watched your Shoulder Pain & Rotator Cuff playlist. I've rested for 6 months from the gym and I finally decided to give PT a try starting with isometric motions like you demonstrated.
I have a huge question: google says NSAIDS like ibupurofen and naproxen slow down soft tissue healing.
Would you recommend me not take those? My orthopedic told me to but he claims tendonitis and tendinosis are the same thing...
Hey there! Thanks for watching my videos and for your question! In general, I would recommend NOT taking NSAIDS unless you really need to, as they create inflammation in other parts of your body, most notably your stomach. That's just my personal opinion. Have you tried any natural anti-inflammatories, such as turmeric or circumin, or possibly CBD? Although tendinosis isn't really inflammation, these supplements might still be helpful. I hope that helps!
@@GordonPhysicalTherapy Yea i didnt liek how naproxen made my stomach feel and i got hungry so often, like more acidic stomach. i have not tried natural inflammatory, but i am hoping following ur exercises alone will fix my shoulder
what do u think about nsaids slowing down recovery for tendinosis? google says its bad
Does icing after PT exercises help? I have had severe pain at evening the day i have had my first PT. After that i begin using ice pre PT exercises and it works too good. I have no pain and restored my full range of motion. Should i continue to ice for not more than 10 minutes? What do you say
thank you Gordon for this video.
I've a question in my right shoulder i've Supraspinatus tendinosis and acromio - clavicular arthrosis. Whenever I sit for study and write something it pains. Currently I'm writing with my left hand and
it is totally fine. Any suggestion what should I do ?
Dear sir ; I am suffering from supraspitanus tendonisis it has been almost 8 month now ..I am concern because I f I take care won't do much activities then shoulder pain is ok and good .and when I agian return to activity like I play cricket my shoulder again start to pain and pain again last for 15 days and go away when I take care ..please tell me what's should I do now I am trying leave most specific activity in cricket like bowling. Please help me what I do I am in complete stress
Hi have you recovered
@@KingsofArulArvind some what's
Try PT exercises it might help you bro.
Hey Dr.Gordon, I just got an MRI done and it says i have supraspinatus tendinosis. Although i feel no pain at the moment while carrying out normal day activities but I did struggle while working out at the gym around 3-4 months back. Now i want to start working out again but thought of starting with ECCENTRIC exercises before that. My question to you is HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK SHOULD I DO ECCENTRIC REHAB EXERCISES? HOW MANY SETS AND REPS ?
Thankyou your videos were a great help to me. The best i could find on RUclips.
Heyy i have also dealing with supraspintius tendonosis, does eccentric exercises helped you??
@@yashkatira98 hey yes it has helped me a lot. I’ve been lifting weights in the gym now from the past 2-3 months without any pain. I can do shoulder press , bench press etc but I always do eccentric exercise while warming up everyday.
@@shubhbagga ohh that's good, what rehab exercises to perform, I have moderate tendinosis, but I'm not able to lift my arm up.
Sharp pain starts while doing.
Suggest me how to over-come pain and strengthing
@@yashkatira98 I would say start with the eccentric exercise with the band everyday or every other day 2 sets x 10 reps and slowly increase the reps to 12,15,18,20….. but if the pain is severe then apply ice on it for a day and give it a rest then continue the exercise the next day. That’s what worked for me
@@shubhbagga great, will do eccentric exercises, ya i m iceing my shoulder and warm water baths for pain relief, thank you
Just confirmed mild AC arthosis with tendonosis with possible sipaspinatus impingement. Does this still apply?
Yes, this progression still applies. Make sure the exercises are pain-free while you're doing them.
Quick question, would I feel tendinosis from the infrapinatus and supraspinatus traveling into my pec and from my neck into my trap/scapular area or do you think there is something else that could be going on as well?
That's probably a separate issues, although it could be related to the shoulder pain. In other words, the shoulder issue could be causing other muscular and/or nerve issues in your pec and neck/trap regions.