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I can't thank you enough for this video. In October, an orthopod diagnosed me with a small rotator tear "typical for your age." His only advice was to "keep moving it, all the time, so it doesn't freeze." After two months of haplessly flapping my arm around and getting worse, I found this video. I had some relief after doing it just once and now, after a month, I'm almost completely pain free. Again, thank you.

Hi Dr. Jo! My shoulder really started bothering me right around when Coronavirus started going, and I couldn't make it to my PT appointment. It was getting worse, but I didn't want to risk my life setting foot in a hospital for a shoulder owie. I finally googled and found you, and beginning to feel better slowly already! Your videos strike the right balance of being informative, fun, short, and the tone is perfect and approachable. Thanks so much for helping me stay safer at home -- and with less pain!

The pain on my right shoulder almost completely vanished after doing some of these exercises in less than 20 minutes. This is some Harry Potter stuff man. Thanks doc!

You are an absolute life saver. I’ve been having issues with my rotator cuff for the past 4 years from a lifting incident and recently it’s been hurting me a lot since I picked up working out again. I tried the sleeper stretch and I was amazed at the fact when I lifted my arm up, there was barely any pain. Thank you so much for this video. I hope it continues to help others!

Dealing with arthritis, rotator and labral tears. The stretches you provided have helped me identify and isolate one of the last pesky impingements. Keep up the good work.

Hi Dr.Jo! i have been doing these exercises for only 2 days, I have a right rotator cuff tear it's been hurting for almost 9 months now, I am happy to report that my shoulder is feeling way better after only doing these exercises again for 2 days! I definitely recommend these exercises thanks dr. Jo keep up the great work 😁

Woke up with a sore shoulder and this REALLY helped! Thank you! 🙌

I am sooo familiar with all these stretches. I had rotator cuff repair in January and 4 months of physical therapy. I'm so glad i found you on you tube.

I tried a bunch of other stuff and the first three minutes hit the spot! Saving this one... Bless you for the simplicity of the excercises!

I'm yr out from rotator cuff surgery, you helped me before and after my surgery, I do these every morning, so this is one of my favorite channel's.

These are the exact stretches my physical therapist showed me for my rotator cuff.

Recently I was diagnosed with extreme arthritis in my right shoulder. My doctors recommendation was to build up the muscles in my shoulder to compensate this disease. I cannot afford physical therapy. I feel so greatfull I have found your you tube page.

Holy....crap, I had sudden pain in my rotator cuff and when I did these exercises....IT WORKED. It relief sooo much pain from my shoulder. Thank you!!

I love this video it is so helpful and the movements so simple, I've had pain for almost 40 years! I love you Dr Jo !

Thank you so much for this video. I was having so much pain in neck, traps, and chest region that I went to a chiropractor. While it did help majority of my symptoms, there are times I get some pain from the rotator cuff area. This helped relieve that. Thanks!

Hi DoctorJo, I am a pretty active middle-aged man. I have caused some discomfort in my shoulder (quite severe at times) which was initially caused when bench pressing before lockdown. I am still doing lots of exercise but it does reach a point where it becomes too painful to carry on sometimes. I have done these sets of exercises twice now. Really all I can say is thank you 😊. It has helped tremendously (first nights sleep without shoulder pain in over a month now). I will continue to do them so I can hopefully get back to an injury free shoulder. Thank you once again. Now all I need to do is get my Achilles sorted😆

I was starting to get rotary pain after heavy bench pressing, these stretches are easy and very effective, has helped me alot, many thanks :)

I like how you use the actual difficult to remember names of these muscles and make it easy to understand what task is to be done with them.

Hi Dr. Jo, I think I have rotator cuff tendonitis. I just followed along with your video and my shoulder feels 1000% better. Thank you so much!!!!!

When you find that one stretch that hits the perfect spot. #9 for the win. Thank you!

Several months ago I broke me arm in two places and was immobilized for 3 months. There was non-union of one the fracture so I ended up needing surgery. In total, my arm and shoulder were immobilized for a total of 6 months. Then I couldn’t move my shoulder! My OT/PT therapist focused on my wrist and hand only. So I performed these shoulder exercises exactly as performed by Dr. Jo. Within only 4 months of doing them daily, I regained complete shoulder movement and strength! I no longer need a towel for the back stretch, I can touch the fingers with both hands!

Thank you for this video. After following your advice for a month, my arm is feeling SO much better! I have better range of motion and less pain. Thank you Dr. Jo.

Doctor Jo you're the best, you helped me in identifying my sciatic vein and now I am back here for my mother, who's lately experiencing a lot of pain in her right arm.

You are terrific. These stretches have restored both rotator cuff tear and frozen shoulder to a less painful, more range-of-motion. There are so many 'doctors' with so many different techniques. I tried physical therapy and boy, they think Hercules is their patient. Even my orthopedist thought I should use dumbbells. It seemed wrong, wrong, wrong. How can you actively engage sprains and tears with active exercises. It seems like 'duh' not to push so hard already injured joints and muscles. I do your exercises with a cane, climb the walls(not using the bulbous activity ball) and I am almost pain free. A plus is your demeanor, your personality, the ease you can communicate. Wish you were my doctor. Thx Robert

added to my morning routine. helps a lot with my rotator cuff. now it don't hurt any more when i raise my hand left hand, point the thumbs down and push it down with my other hand. it seems not only my lats but my rotator cuff are also stiff, these stretches target them both and now i don't feel any discomfort. thank you.

Hello, my name is Heron Patel, and I live in Orlando, FL. I have watched and applied your KZfaq video “shoulder rotator cuff - Stretches “ to my physical therapy routine. You have really helped me, torn rotator cuff . I can’t thank you enough . God bless.

I'm amazed how much these stretches helped.

I have had rotator cuff pain since the corona virus hit and consequently, I checked out your video. I decided to try one stretch to see if it helped. I chose the corner stretch. It helped relieve a ton of pain in just 3 sets of 30 seconds over a four hour period of time. This morning, I decided to try all ten. The towel is the most difficult. I wonder if my rotator cuff pain is due to a ac joint separation when I was 20 and lack of stretching. I am definitely going to keep using your stretches as I have been released from constant daily pain. I appreciate your insight and style. Thank you so much!

Dr. Jo… Thank you for doing such an outstanding job on explaining how to apply these exercises. I salute you.

Awesome presentation. Easy instructional videos with a clear and succinct delivery. Respect young Lady

Thank you, for sharing the rotator cuff exercises. My job is physical, and this is the first time I'v e experienced pain in my shoulder lasting for a few weeks. Thanks, for being kind enough to share your advice, I really appreciate it! Your dog, Bear, is cute!

I’m a professional weightlifter. My rotator cough has been giving me a lot of pain after watching this video. I think this is has solved my issue 😊

I have a problem with my rotator cuff since last 2 months.Thankyou very very much for these easy and effective streches

Thanks! Really helped stretch those painful muscles, especially when held for 30 secs.

After doing all these exercises one time,my shoulder pain was gone! Thank you

Thank you - I am finding the passive stretches with the stick most helpful!

Thank you Jo. I feel much better already... Saved me a lot of pain

Thank you for this video. I managed to hurt myself while practicing grappling for martial arts and it was giving me trouble at my job. You're a saint!

Ok, you just earned another subscriber to add to the zillions you already have. I thought I had an injury, but apparently, all I needed to do was stretch out some very tight muscles. I'm ready to get back out and get going. Thank you!

The internal rotation with a towel is actually a close representation to how my rotator cuffs got injured. When me and my older brother where younger we fought all the time and one of the things he always did to make me stop bugging him or just because he wanted to hurt me was to yank my arm into a chicken wing and pull up on it. When my mom took me to the doctor because I couldn't move my shoulders the doctor had told us that surgery would be the only real way to help me. We can't afford surgery sadly. After a couple years of not having any pain in my shoulders and perfect mobility of them the pain started back in. Since then it will be fine but still slightly stiff off an one. Recently as in the last 2 months I don't have good mobility of my right shoulder. Is hurts to the point of tears to move it. I'm looking forward to trying these stretches and exercises to hopefully make improvement on both my shoulders but mostly my right shoulder 🥰

Thank you so much Dr Jo, i will star with this exercises. have a wonderful night.

Thank you!!!!!!!! I have “Saturday night palsy” from hand to shoulder just doing the ones I’m able to do i feel the muscles in my rotator cuff releasing. This is great!

I will definitely be trying these exercises. Thank you Dr. Jo

Your video really helped me. I injured my rotator cuff not too long ago and these stretches really helped. My rotator cuff is not 100% yet, but it is much much better than before after doing these stretches. The towel stretch was especially helpful. Thank you very much for your video.

So very helpful, and fun to do. Thank you so much Dr Jo, for sharing your knowledge. I really appreciate it x

Thank you once again Dr Jo stretch 8 9 and 10 really really helped open up my chest and shoulders and I feel so much better breathing aswell. Been swimming for a few months and this was appreciated so much 😊

Thank you so much I feel better now because 1 week ago i try to workout but i over work my self that's why i feel my shoulder too much pain I tough i injured my self but it's just my shoulder stress thankyouvery much Godbless you.

These are all fabulous stretches and my favorite would be number 10 as well, 🙏

Question DoctorJo, is it okay to feel pain while doing stretches, 2. Scaption, 3. FLexion with a stick, 4. Abduction with a Stick, 5. External rotation with a stick, 6. Wall slides? pain meter: Scaption: High Flexion with a stick: High Abduction with a stick: medium Extenal rotation with a stick: medium Wall slides: High *the streches I didn't mention, I don't feel any pain but I feel a tension, like a good stretch

I got hurt doing some Dumbells repetition for shoulders and Now I Am "In Rehab" Thank You so Much, Dr. Jo!

Awesome exercise, immediate shoulder pain relief.. im not even sure what my diagnosis is, but i have so much shoulder pain, after doing this its completely gone... thanks a lot !!

You're the best. I perform all 10 exercises and definitely felt the stretch. I will continue to do the exercise on a daily basis.

Wow this was super helpful!!! I’m only 17 but the last few weeks I began to get random shoulder pains :( last time it just went away on its own, but today it came back worse than ever so I had to do something! I found your videos and didn’t feel anything at first, but at the end I realized that the pain had suddenly disappeared!!! Thank you so much! Now I can sleep well :)

A bunch of very helpful options-I’m going to give them a try. Thank you!!

i tore my rotator cuff in a car accident and your stretch exercises are really working for me. that towel stretch behind the back really put the cat amongst the pigeons for me 'ouch' thank you so much :)

im so glad i found your channel, my right shoulder is been in pain for the last few days after a heavy shoulder session at the gym, it specially hurts when i do overhead military presses I guess I need to do extra reps of the internal rotation with the towel. many thanks. Ignacio

Omg my rotator cuff has been hurting on and off for the last year and stretch number 8 is a game changer! My insurance doesn't cover physical therapy so this is a huge help to me. Thank you :)

My fav part: "Disclaimer alert! Disclaimer alert!"

Amazing lady. Very talented. And most of all really helped my injury Thank you so much Jo!❤️🌹

Thank you! Your videos are really helpful for my Ther Ex class.

Thank you so much for these, Doctor ! These helped enormously. God bless you ! ❤️❤️😀

These are excellent easy stretches. I'm trying to avoid surgery so stretching and some strength. So far, so good.

Thanks Jo. The towel exercise behind the back is really helping with my pain relief. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the amazing content it really help me ! But doctor the 4th exercice really hurts my shoulder when I let my arm comes back :( but I feel a little bit better after all these exercices, thanks!!!

Wonder! I can feel it help my rotator cuff injury. Thank you!

Thanks Jo. These exercises have helped me a great deal. Cheers. All the best to you.

Thank you for sharing .this stretch exercise doc.help me alot to improve my shoulder dislocation .Godbless

Hi Doc...been doing the first 3 exercises as those being the easiest and my condition is still painful. But it works wonder after 2 days of practicing. Will keep doing the rest of the advance movement 7 and above 1 step at a time. Thank you for your sharing. Will update my latest condition soon.

Dr. Jo, you don’t say how many of these different stretches to do at a time. Also, I just hurt my rotator cuff and I wonder if I should give it a healing period before starting this exercises. A few years ago my husband severely damaged his rotator and didn’t know what had happened and he ended up with a frozen shoulder. I helped him with PT for 12 weeks (plus going to a physical therapist). It was excruciating!! And I don’t want to follow in his footsteps😉

So much appreciate this pinpointed and valuable education.✨🙏🏾✨

Hi Dr Jo, thanks so much for these exercises. One thing I’m not to clear on is the 30 second thing. Do I need to: a) Do the stretch and hold in the stretch position for 30 seconds, or b) stretch and return and then repeat for 30 seconds? Hope this makes sense. In the video you do each move several times which is making me favour “b)” but I’d appreciate your confirmation. Thanks again! 🧘🍾❤️

My Dr. has diagnosed me with a torn rotator cuff. I am awaiting x-rays. In your opinion should I start doing these exercises now, or wait until we are aware of the extent of the tear? Many thanks.

I always find myself here when my shoulders get to actin' up and it ceases to fail. Thanks Doc!

Thanks Dr jo Various inferences of shoulder Exercises , Pl explore few short exercise s To become active and fit Throughout the day. Hopefully your next video Will be on this soon. thanks and regards Dr jo Vinod Sharma

The last routine is really helping me. Thanks very much Dr Jo. Love to Bear!

Hi.....Dr..I also had a terrible Shoulder Pain.I had a pain in my Right side when i do the US its shows I had a Bruce and tissues problems In my LEFT Hand,,,,any way ,,all the time i trying to find some Frozen Shoulder Exercise in the KZfaq that make me very Helpful. now 85% recover my hands all the time doing exercise and massage by also Physiotherapy. Thank u mam after my shower i am going to start.yours .You are very beautiful..I love u Dr.JO.God Bless u.

thank you so much, this has really helped my sore shoulder! A+++

Great instructional video. Thank you for creating this!

These stretches are great- thank you. One ask: It would be so helpful if you did them ‘in real time’- holding for 30 seconds on each side. As its disruptive to start timer ewach time.

Hi Doctor Jo. I've subscribed and look forward to using your vids to help with managing Elhers Danlos Syndrome. As you would be aware part of this syndrome can be multiple dislocations, cuts and bruises ( the type of EDS I have). Along with the early onset of arthritis. At 54 this happened in my early 30's I have been looking for a resistance type of training for sometime and yours seem perfect. I am going to use these to try to ease the pain, get some movement back and delay shoulder joint replacement. Even when i need the replacements, the muscle build up will help with recovery So thankyou for taking the time with these vids

Hi, Thanks Dr for these beneficial videos Are there any stretches to be done for tension headaches?

THANK YOU so much for these! I am facing surgery on my left arm in 3 weeks and my right shoulder and arm started killing me which the Doctor said is arthritis and rotator cuff. I told the doc I was in such pain with the right I couldn't do the left surgery. He said it has to be done (long story), Anyway I started these stretches and already after 4 days, my right shoulder and arm feel better! I am so glad I found you. God Bless.

As a hairstylist with chronic “blowdry arm” thank you this is awesome

Does driving bike daily for longer duration increases pain due to existing rotator cuff damage?

Thumbs up! Used an Eskrima/Kali stick instead of a PVC pipe, pushing one end with the palm of my good hand.

Great exercises for ONE of my serious problem areas. Is there a modification for the pendulum? My entire spine is damaged from 3 separate car accidents, I was not driving in two of them and the third I was waiting at a red light, so leaning forward and down would be painful. Appreciate all that you do to help others. I have recommended your channel to many. Love your beautiful lab. Thanks for your time. Also is there a stretch I can do in the mornings to alleviate arthritic pain mid thoracic spine. Shoulder pinches help a little but don't get the lower part.

Thanks. 7 and 8 were big help.

My entire body was sore from the gym so I decided to take a rest day. I was laying on my side on the couch and once I got up now I cannot lift up my left arm because of the shoulder pain!! Never had this before . I will try this and hopefully it heals 😩

Thank you for this video! All work for me except the corner stretch, I live in a round yurt :) no corners at all! I have no insurance and I have been up for many nights in pain, SO much worse when lying down.

Prayer stretch all day! Cute puppy.

Thanks for these exercises, I have just started to do them. You say to hold for 30 seconds, but some of these exercises seem to be repetive, and not a hold. Exercises 3,4,5,6 and 8 seem like you should be repeating the motion and not a hold, or am I misunderstanding?

Hi Dr. Jo hoping for your response. I had a slight shoulder pain and i dont know if its a tear or tendinitis or whatsoever for already a year. But thankfully, i can still lift some weights and perform some exercises as i usually goes at the gym. My question is can i do these stretches while i also do some gym exercises? Thanks

Thank you. I just went to the hospital this week because I developed a really bad pain in my upper left arm I just couldn't take it anymore. Anyway, it turned out to be my rotator cuff. What makes it even worst is that I'm left handed.

Love your videos Dr Joe❤

Great exercises! I was only feeling a stretch in the last four exercises, so I may just stick with those. Thanks!

Looks easy enough thanks Doc 🤗❤️

These are so helpful...thanks!

The last 3 exercises really help, thanks !

I was just diagnosed with mild arthritis in my right shoulder. Super tight and mobility is limited. I started doing these stretches and have already noticed some improvement. Should I do these once a day? Should I ice my shoulder after the stretches? Thanks so much Dr. Joe