Best Self-Treatment of a Rotator Cuff Tear | Shoulder Rehab without Surgery

[@friendofGod99]

Thank you so much for sharing. I have other complications that would make surgery extremely difficult. I will be starting your exercises in the morning. No one has stressed “don’t push through the pain” so I’m hoping I haven’t made the injury worse. God bless you !

[@anneavram9210]

Sound right,but without therapist assistance could be a hasard

[@krr711]

I have done many stretches and exercises for my torn rotator cuffs on both sides from various KZbin and therapists. Your combinations have been the gentlest and have given me the most benefit. I actually look forward to stretching time because the relief afterward is so good. Thanks so much. You are making a positive difference in people you will never meet in person.

[@MovementFunction]

krr711, this is all so great to hear! Thank you for sharing your experience. I am very glad you have found my video beneficial and that you look forward to doing your exercises because you feel so much better afterward. I'm going to keep this comment to share with others for encouragement!

[@beastie7596]

We want to have shoulders down and bac your side squeeze the shoulder blades down and back think of sliding your shoulder blades down into your back pocket pause there and relax squeeze a shoulder blades down an back six continue for 15 to 20 repetitions Bring your hands forward two for 15 to 20 repetitions comfortable I'm going to hold stick with my stick stick 15 to 20 repetitions too much to start exercise 30 to 45° weeks down the road I'll show it to you now you're press

[@franciscrisp6245]

Your point?

[@honda115a]

​@@MovementFunction Hi , I had tear off supraspinatus 3,5 cm 10 month ego and Im waiting for Surgery because my Doctor told me I have to have Surgery but now I can Lift stuff on side. Do I have to have Surgery ? Because Im so scare Please let me know Good Job 😊

[@MovementFunction]

@@honda115a The main things to consider are your pain level and function. The true purpose of surgery is to restore pain-free function. If you already have pain-free function (or close enough for you), then I don't see why your need surgery. Someone might say that surgery is necessary to repair a complete tear... okay, yes, but if you can lift and use your arm and don't have pain, then you can probably live with the tear... that's my professional opinion.

[@callmeishmael7452]

You are a natural born teacher. This was perfect , not an extra word and everything valuable to know. Much appreciated.

[@MovementFunction]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it's helpful and valuable for you! Thank you for your comment!

[@TommyJohn1]

RTC treatment without Surgery - Postural correction: Full body - Bilateral ER w/ squeezes - Cane aarom flexion-> scaption -> abduction - Upper trap stretch - AROM: work on getting full motion actively - if there’s any pain w/ any of these exercises or motions then stop doing that one exercise - use your injured arm for small movements - use your other hand to assist for bigger movements - isolated cuff strengthening - functional cuff strengthening Reassess: - compare motion on R vs L arm - practice your sport motions then increase the weight and speed overtime

[@val.kitchener]

These exercises are good ONLY if you don’t have a total tear of RC. Total tear with tendon retraction over 1 cm requires surgery. This should have been explained.

[@tundelongmore2570]

These were not only easy gentle exercises to do when in pain, but even through your video you radiate calm and I felt better just for watching. Thank you

[@iamthecudaboy]

I watched you for less than One minute and immediately knew you were dead on the right road to recovery. I'm a living testimonial Rotator Cuff Tear survivor. Five times have I torn both shoulders total and had Three surgeries total on both shoulders. Last week I tore the Left one again! Could not Raise or lift for 3 to 5 days. Frozen peas 2 to 3 times a day on the shoulder . Rest and Relax. Slowly start to stretch and walk the wall with your hand, using the other arm to hold it up 3 times , 5 second reps once or twice a day. I will start these exercises tomorrow as I have had PT before and yours are quite accurate. Thank you for reminding me that I can help repair somewhat my body will accept! Bless you for helping others, you are truly Gifted with your healing skills!

[@MovementFunction]

I'm glad my video is helping you get back into the rehab routine! You are an inspiration to others. Thank you for your comment and your blessings. All the very best to you!

[@baileesmom12]

Many thanks. I really appreciate your gentle approach to healing a rotator cuff tear. I watched several other KZbin videos and tried following some of their exercises and caused myself more pain as a result. I'm looking forward to trying these exercises. I also appreciate that they're not overwhelming for a senior.

[@silviofontana5144]

delivery is wonderful, its simple, basic and so often missed by many, many practitioners.

[@adamrojas6909]

I watched a million videos and was struggling to find one I enjoyed. Lots of info and education..thank you so much 👍

[@MovementFunction]

You're welcome, Adam. So glad you found my video and channel!

[@janeclausen141]

Thank you so much - the best advice I`ve see uptill now. I felt right down on my right arm and shoulder 3 weeks ago. I try to do my daily duties and for over a week all I could do was to lift a coup of coffee. Your exercises just speaks to me and just what I need right now.

[@hughchee9461]

AWESOME, clearly and thoroughly described tailored rehabilitative steps to take……grateful for your, very caring, professional and practical instruction !

[@katbruno9797]

Thank you so much for this video. I do have a small tear in my rotator cuff. The doctor said that if I decided to have surgery on it, that I had a 20% chance for it to work because of my age. So, I opted out and supposed to start physical therapy soon. These exercises look great, and I will try them out now since my injury was a few weeks ago. Thanks again!

[@Queen16333]

I’m 67 and my first, right, shoulder surgery is scheduled for next week 3/22. My tears are caused by bone spurs so they will never heal with PT. Good luck to you, be thankful you don’t NEED surgery! I’m very unimpressed with the golden years so far.

[@randilund2558]

@@Queen16333 I am 68 years old.., and have a bad Rotator cuff tear. !! I don’t want surgery!! I have a lot of pain , though it is 2 months ago that it happened! 😢😢😢 I hope so much, that I can be pain free. 😢 May God bless you , and heal you. ❤ I trust in Jesus Christ… I believe that there is HOPE to be free of pain. 💐🤗🌹🇩🇰 Greetings from Denmark with love.

[@dejavu3656]

Good morning. My name is Anthony Renes from Philippines. I’m happy seeing this video coz I think it can help my torn rotator cuff heal. I am suffering this for 3 years now. Starting today, I will do this simple exercise to heal my shoulder for fast recovery. Surgery ( TRC ) is very expensive and I can’t afford. Thank you very much and God bless you.

[@MovementFunction]

You're welcome, Anthony! I hope these exercises help your shoulder heal and I wish you all the best!

[@allesgutnatur]

your energy is so positive and you are so clearly focussed on the solution. the whole presentation feels so soothing and allowing the healing process and giving people confidence. just the best thank you so much

[@complexlittlepirate3589]

Grateful to find this and wish I had found it sooner. It's 6 1/2 weeks since my accident and unfortunately I somewhat overused the arm in the first few weeks. Since then I have been much more careful about resting it especially since I got the diagnosis of a partial supraspinatus tear with thickening and moderate bursitis. I love your video as the instructions are very clear and supportive and it gives me hope for very gently and gradually doing these exercises and building them up overtime to aid recovery. Thank you very much. I'll be watching this daily and following along, although I can only do a small range of motion and one or two reps right now.

[@trishbirchard1270]

Am so grateful to you for this and thank you with all my heart, as surgery is just not an option for me . I intend to watch this many times and forward it to my dear daughter , as well, who , I'm certain, tore something during her over - zealous stabs at the frozen snow. Many thanks for fueling us with information and with hope !

[@MovementFunction]

Trish, you're very welcome and I'm so glad you found my videos! Thank you for sharing your comment and I wish you and your daughter speedy healing! You and your daughter might also benefit from checking out my other shoulder videos in this playlist on shoulder rehab: kzbin.info/aero/PLQ3ggWrvWXyBzhBWVQaJrbDFdP8xz6Hdk

[@itstrue7550]

Namaste madam dhanyvad for this exercise video 🙏

[@clewis4826]

Thanks!

[@MovementFunction]

Thank you, C Lewis!! You made my day.

[@MarcelN1980]

Thank you so much! My shoulders feel the years of bjj training and thus these exercises will hopefully alleviate the pain!

[@harirawat3515]

Exercises of IR + ER + Abduction clubbed with dead hanging for 10 seconds and more regularly helped in getting rid of pain and strengthening rotator cuff. Whereas my MRI report shows Thick tear in Supraspinatus rotator cuff but when Orthopedic surgeon clinically examined opined that don't go with MRI only I need physiotherapy and exercises

[@fausykamtaura4563]

Thank you so much.my daughter had a shoulder fracture last year 8:22 march and no surgeon's recommendations .... she goes through pains.we will try your exercises soon.and see it.thank uou so much

[@Superman-xr1oh]

There's a difference between a partial tear and a full thickness tear. Partial tears in most cases can heal without surgery. Full thickness tears that tear all the way through are a different matter and more often than not require surgery to properly repair it.

[@user-eq9tm9xu3f]

Tears can't heal on their own as it's not biologically possible.

[@Dude408f]

I have lot of pain in my shoulder, any time I move it I had to wait for the pain to dissipate if I find a position to rest. I'll do your exercises, they seem very gentle and it seems to be what I need. Thank you very much!

[@glenclute1863]

Thank you been to the doc steroid injection , pt . Things are getting a lot better , movement is back to normal . To much regular activity will make my shoulder sore so I will take a break a bit longer. I quit playing the guitar for a month. I started practicing again for two days and my shoulder strangely gets sore again. I can’t believe something this simple will cause more pain then if I’d swing a hammer 10 times! I’m trying to figure out what’s going on. Thank you, Glen

[@rodneybooth4069]

Never try the full length arm hang some video's recommends, it made a big knot come up on top my damaged shoulder. I still had "arm straight out" pain but there was no knot there until I did the hang a few weeks. No additional pain but the knot apppearing was an eye opener. Thanks for something more apt to help.

[@paulbrewin6453]

Ive had pain in both shoulders for years ,as well as elbows. Time to take this serious. I thought i could just bear throu the pain ,but getting worse

[@jamesberrange3671]

Excellent advice. I have torn both rotator cuffs on different occasions. These exercises were adopted by my physios and they work brilliantly. Key elements are patience, persistence but not overdoing it. Thank you for the video I will forward it to others in my circle.

[@coldman7835]

Were they partial tears?

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

My Orthopedist informed me of a torn rotator cuff. He gave me a couple 'Special' exercises to do. One of them is, laying down and raising my arm toward the ceiling, but the pain is a bit too much. Using a stick to Assist in raising the bad arm helped immensely! Even the Dr. didn't mention that. Although, the point of the exercise is to strengthen the shoulder, so eventually, I'm going to have to rely on the strength of the shoulder. Hopefully, your technique will 'Train' the area to respond without that level of discomfort.

[@eleanorhoh]

Thank you so much for these wonderful exercises! They have really helped bring a lot of relief.

[@jamespaul4618]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing this information. Your efforts to create this video are appreciated.

[@MovementFunction]

You're very welcome, James! Thank you for your comment!

[@joylove7985]

Thanks for the tips.I recently injured my left arms until I can’t lift it on Thu 11Jul and was even hurting when my hand touch my waist . I was so worried but like u said I rest,use ice ,take Panadol for muscles and use Chinese medicated plaster over the injured area from Thu and Sun and I found out now I could touch my waist with my left hand without out much pain,just that I still can’t lift my arm straight .I am so thankful for yr video which I believe will surely help me restore my left arms back to normal.Thanks so much .Love your exercises which is so doable for my situation ❤

[@rolandbaxter1956]

Absolut super,i healed an old injury from 15 yea ago, Not completly but better.thanks.

[@rolandbaxter1956]

Absolut powerful exercises,they improved a Lot. Thanks for Sharing thus Video.go on Like thism

[@gjbowens13]

Short & sweet & to the point for exercising….thank you! It’s working!!

[@alan19844]

Thank you for taking your time to post this video, I really appreciate that!

[@davidmantooth1285]

I've had this shoulder pain for a couple of years now and it seems to vary. I'll try these exercises and see if my condition improves.

[@christopherfavors3828]

Awesome demonstration for self help treatment!!🥰

[@anetajohnson8446]

This video was very helpful I have a rotator cuff tear, from a fall I had. Six months later its still painful w ith 50% loss of movement. I shall try your suggested exercises, thank you!

[@donaldoflores8374]

I hope you are better now ❤ God bless you.

[@raynbow6]

I've had what I thought was either a bicep tendon tear or a rotator cuff tear. It's put me out of action for almost 4 months now. Bad posture from sitting at a desk all day and poor form at the gym caused it. I've avoided all exercise until the last month when the pain has greatly reduced and can perform some light exercises on it. Even stretching forward to lift a cup of coffee off my desk can be uncomfortable, but not that painful. I just did your exercises and that uncomfortable pain has almost gone. I'll keep doing them religiously and see how it goes. Many thanks

[@agnes6179]

Great exercises for rotator cuff injuries. Thank you so much.

[@kaycarter8495]

Thank you!😊

[@chico5366]

will try these thanks

[@anandnarayan7527]

Thanks a lot🙏🙏🙏. The most valuable channel

[@tupiafa924]

Thank you, l like your exercises and detailed instructions, I practice it everyday now it helps 👍

[@MovementFunction]

Tupi Afa, that's great to hear!

[@omaressam3676]

Thank you Beth Wagner!!

[@kathrynnewton8721]

Thank you ! I’ve managed to avoid surgery on my shoulder (and knees) for years. But still have problems from time to time after lifting or stretching…..

[@MovementFunction]

Kathryn, sounds like you're doing great overall. An ongoing strengthening and stretching program will help you tolerate lifting and stretching a little better and I'm glad you found my channel! If you haven't already checked out my other videos, here's the playlist with all my shoulder rehab videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLQ3ggWrvWXyBzhBWVQaJrbDFdP8xz6Hdk. And here's the playlist with knee/hip videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLQ3ggWrvWXyDpHy61lYpGJhZtBR-6FBlU. All the best!

[@s.p2483]

Thank you for the video. It's brief and comprehensive. 👍

[@peterpauze6728]

Thank you very, very much for these very clear and helpful exercises!

[@christopherfavors3828]

Love your demonstration for my shoulder!🤗

[@6411bello]

Very Helpful. Better than my human physio, who didnt explain as you do. Your advice is so welcoming and kind. Very Good. Thank you very much for your expert advice. You are so encouraging.

[@MovementFunction]

You're very welcome! I'm so glad these are helping you. Thank you for your kind words!

[@sheilak8807]

Great advice.. Dealing with a tear from a fall. Still in the first days of rest and ice

[@Lit1jess3342]

Sounds good. Ty. I'm going 2 start these. It's hard 2 rest w work. Not much employees. And and trying 2 hire is tuff. But I will definitely start these tysm

[@janetalexander9957]

What a relief to do these. Thank you.

[@anthonyifasi8026]

Excellent video. Thank you 👍

[@tonypayan3358]

Thank you for your great exercises and easy to follow instructions, I was just diagnosed with a supraspinatus big tear of my left shoulder and I’m trying to see if I can get better without surgery, 🤞🏼 if you have any other exercises or suggestions on how I can tell if I’m getting better please let me know Tony the Tiger :)

[@MovementFunction]

Tony the Tiger, I'm glad you found my video. You may have already been informed of this, but I want to make a point that one of the downsides of waiting for surgery to reconstruct a big tear (which usually means it's full-thickness/complete), is that the torn tendon retracts, making surgery later much more difficult or impossible. With that said, I've worked with people who could not have surgery for any number of reasons and they were able to successfully restore pain free range of motion and functional strength in the shoulder. I strongly believe and have seen in my patients that we have more power than we think to change our bodies and restore health... So, to answer your question about how to tell if you're getting better, the main indicators are range of motion and strength - can you reach overhead, out to the side and behind your back? Then, gradually, with time, can you lift a coffee cup and other household items necessary/helpful for daily life? Re: other exercises, after you have achieved full range of motion and are ready to begin strengthening, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/forInqKiatmaoKc.

[@franciscrisp6245]

Simple, clear and concise! 4 simple movements that are gentle and controllable based upon one’s situation and pain level. Better than going to time consuming and expensive PT clinics that use same methods. I used the information from MRI indicating a partial tear of the left shoulder supraspinatus tendon with mild arthritis in the AC joint. With the information from the images of the MRI, and the information herein, I am now seeing benefits of improvement. Common sense and discipline is required. Hope to be back into the swimming pool late summer.

[@ABBY-k1x]

thanks for sharing,very useful video.

[@wlopez701]

I was crying before because my shoulder sore but since I was watching you video I stop crying and got a lot of hopes.

[@MovementFunction]

I am happy you are feeling more hopeful!! All the best for your recovery!

[@ashleyowens788]

Thank you! A few months ago I got a cortisone shot in my arm.. but now the pain is back. I think it's BC I sleep on my side. I'm trying to keep my shoulder lifted under a pillow when I sleep now but. Still a lot of pain in the mornings and night

[@MovementFunction]

You're welcome, Ashley. Besides the exercises in this video, I suggest checking out my posture video and sleeping position video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJyadXVtpp2ZqK8, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZyxlpadqZaBoK8. All the best to you!

[@johnreese3762]

Thanks, I needed that!!

[@DriftwoodBeachMom]

Hello and thank you the information. One day, I hope to be able to swim again. I feel like that full rotation with head side to side movements are way down the line for me; however, I like the way you demonstrated "the swing" practice. Can you demonstrate movements that, over a period of time, may be beneficial for shoulders in order to achieve the swimming movements? Thank you.

[@frankschwartz7405]

Thank you.

[@NeilA-j7e]

Great video. The hardest part for me is not to reinjure my rotator cuff injuries. good exercises.

[@titititi1660]

Thanks..Will try these.

[@allen35315]

Love this video - thank you

[@nenolima5595]

great tips to it... I have/had it... its a got some time some pains, so now more then 3 months doing some home exercises like these, I started to do training to succeed to do muscle-up, but doing it I feel in some angle pains directly where it was before. so I stop and just streaght in the other day to see if all its good. I'm afraid to try more and more and get worse this local pain. so bad. I hope not to need surgery methody.

[@ligayakrips2646]

Thanks for the clue.💖

[@victorpacheco4327]

Great Information!!

[@bassist41]

Thank you!

[@golestan981]

I am unable to swim any more or weight liftin due to shoulder tear issue. And I would like to go back to my weight lifting . I will do these exercises and see result

[@9parasqn656]

Terrific. Thank you.

[@loriwilliamson5738]

Love your instruction. Safe. And you mention all kinds of details about how to tell if I should progress or back off. Thank you so much!!!

[@MovementFunction]

You're most welcome, Lori! So glad my videos are helpful for you!

[@yomama8873]

Thank you 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖

[@natividadnazario1381]

Excellent presentation for all audiences. NATY P.T.

[@MovementFunction]

Thank you, Naty! Glad you like it.

[@Carlnewman68]

Thank you for your help . Carl,uk

[@name.terrie]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@MovementFunction]

You're welcome! Glad it's helpful for you.

[@name.terrie]

@@MovementFunction I subscribed and have already share a couple of your videos. Best wishes.

[@MovementFunction]

@@name.terrie Fantastic! Thank you very much for your wishes and for sharing my videos with others who will benefit from them! All the best to you.

[@shawnflynn8149]

MRI shows a rotator cuff tear, but I do have great range of motion raising my arm. My big problem is reaching my arm back! That is virtually impossible! I will try your suggested exercises. Anything else you can suggest?

[@jackman9979]

Great instructional video. The anatomical chart has placed the subscapularis wrong. The same goes for the infraspinatus. The subscapularis sits under (sub) the shoulder blade (scapula) being an internat rotator and the infraspinatus sits below (infra) the spine of the scapula and is an external rotator.

[@MovementFunction]

Jackman, thank you so much for bringing this to my attention! I used a stock image from a subscription and neglected to check it for accuracy. I see now the labels for infraspinatus and subscapularis are reversed. I will switch the labels and update the thumbnail. Thank you again!

[@VandanaMegaStar]

Thank you, and I'll do the exercises as advised by you. With slow start and gradually increase repeats - exactly as you explained. I'm bored of my RC injury in my dominant arm and wish to recover sooner without surgery. It hurts and I feel sad. Determined to exercise routine. Again, thanks Ms Beth Wagner 🌝

[@anonymous-ui8xw]

Has it worked for you?

[@diejeekoen]

1. When you start with 4 exercises at once, you will never know which exercise was contraproductive. e.g causes more pain after a few hours. 2. The upper trapezius is only tense because of the disturbed humeroscapulair rythm or a bad cervical posture. Treat the cause not the symptom. Otherwise it won't work. 3 depending in the repair stage you're in stretching for mobilty may have to hurt to get progress, but only for the moment or a maximum of 15 minutes after. (Then no new tissue damage) 4. Exercises should change over time tobe able to get more loading on the tissues. I hardly can't believe on can rehabilitate fully with only this 4 exercises.5 I missed a exercise to retrain the ROM for innerrotation.6 I missed a exercise to gradually strengthen and so build up the strength of the scar tissue, like active flexion, and active abduction or active outer rotation. Just what is needed in the case of the patient. I actually like to train the flexion and abduction in a eccentric way, because it seems they than get easier their normal scapulohumeral pattern back. 7. I liked the idea with the Broom stick, I will trie this out if it works with my patients.

[@duckbrew]

Would it be more benficial to just simple hang say from some monkey bars streching that way,working thru a little pain? These excersises she's offering seem fine but a little tame.

[@DMagnifyScentlady]

Thank you for sharing g . Same advice from the professor of my son. One at a time. Work on a muscle that you think needs most. Then address the next ...

[@ureal5678]

Thanks

[@bbobrm]

Great exercises and instructions for doing them. Thank you !! I have just started to do these and look forward to progress as far as the input I give to doing them correctly and constantly allows !

[@jollyjolly5633]

Excellent 👍.

[@romi2910001]

Thank you 🙏

[@ursulagreen8374]

I need to start this. I have both shoulders with torn rotator cuffs. My left one is more painful and less mobility even after 3 years. I cant have surgery on either one, due to muscle mass loss. I have full mobility on right shoulder but still ha e weakness. Now my left, I had slipped and fell on wet tile, fractured my shoulder and tore 2 rotator cuff tendons almost 3 years now, I still can't extend it and hold any weight. Not even a coffee cup filled with water. I'm tired of the pain.

[@ajaygupta578]

Sleep on a hard bed and not a soft mattress and sleep straight on the back and not on left or right side.

[@christinaphillpson]

Well done thanks

[@prokkle4765]

Very sensible advice. I think you must have some yoga training, with the advice to inhale, exhale, to listen to your body and to be gentle with yourself.

[@janetalexander9957]

I like Tim Fraticelli because he does not fool around with a lot of silly chatter or corny humor. Just sayin' Not pointing fingers as I have received great information from the two most popular PT's on the internet

[@ivandsouza5034]

Excellent 👍

[@rafailntagakinis9173]

i have problem with my shoulder for many years now doctors were telling me tendonitis i kept doing weights and i made it worse. i did a scan the other day and they told me i have tendonitis and and medium tear. i started doing physio for like 5 months now but it just aint getting better now matter . i dont know what to do :(

[@marlenekerrmarlene1259]

thank you as I fell on my shoulder am trying things gradually ,sure dont want surgery= have had tears when younger that are now tolerarable but now falling on my shoulder is going to be a longer if any improvement ?????????????????

[@mariapinto9886]

Greetings from Mumbai India im a snr citizen n diabetic I've got rotator torn cuff since 5 mths done MRI which shows tear on both shoulders grade 2. I've been to 4 physiotherapists yesterday my physiotherapist stretched both my shoulders internal n external whuch was painful also gv me Tens n ultrasound is stretching ok

[@namenl2205]

It’s been 2,5 months since I had this, I never heard of this, so I thought I popped my shoulder out of its socket in my sleep. But it’s clearly a rotery cuff injury, I wonder if it’s not too late for these exercises, bc the movement I can do without pain hasn’t changed. I will try to do these exercises tho, but I’m just worried it’s too late 😕 I want to avoid injections or surgery as much as possible

[@southpaw7426]

If you’re suggesting torn tendons heal, you’re misleading people. I’ve torn rotator cuff parts in both shoulders - moderately and eventually severely, and completely ruptured a quad tendon. And I’ve completely torn two bicep tendons I’ve never met a therapist or doctor who allowed for the can chance torn tendons tendons heal. The best you can do is strengthen supporting muscles, and work on stretching and flexibility. If a tendon is 50% torn, it’s going to stay that way unless a surgeon reattaches the frayed ends.

[@MovementFunction]

Southpaw, as I've answered many other comments, a partially torn tendon can heal. As for what percentage is not an exact science and most imaging reports do not give a percentage. Tears are usually rated with qualitative descriptors such as mild, moderate and severe. A mild partial tear can heal well and I have worked with plenty of people in the clinic who have healed moderate rotator cuff tears without surgery. There are no guarantees though. Not every person and every tear will heal. My intention is not to mislead anyone but to provide options for gentle exercises to help injured tissues heal and to begin rehab in order to improve range of motion and joint lubrication for mobility. As the disclaimer stated, this information is not meant to provide a diagnosis or to direct treatment. It is meant to be considered in addition to appropriate medical care.

[@johnvaldes8725]

Great routines. Thank you so much!

[@MovementFunction]

You're welcome, John! So glad you like the exercises.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I found out the hard way not to get real aggressive with my PT as I ended up taking a two day break due to extreme soreness

[@anatolygotlib7013]

Actually, the heat helped me better. I slept with a heat😢pad every night for almost a month, and the doctor couldn’t 😢believe my fast healing with the cracked shoulder bone and the torn rotator cuff. I have a full range of motion without exercise, and I’ 76 years old.

[@judithb2939]

Hi Beth, I really liked ur video thought it was very helpful. I have a question Beth after exercising I feel a kind of tightness /dense feeling/ heaviness in the troubled area, cud u tell me why does this happen? Is it a part of the healing and how to avoid or treat it so tat it doesn’t feel uncomfortable after doing the exercises. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@sr.m.eunaa.c.1100]

Thaaaaanku so....much madam .

[@yardape99]

I think I tore both my rotator cuffs and some muscle or fascia or something in my chest. To give you an idea, I was using a chest expander tool, with a lot of tension (120 pounds) and I was holding it close to my chest, trying to use my chest as the driver for the movement, pushing outwards and I felt something tearing almost like a fruit rollup or something along both sides of my chest near the top of my ribcage where the chest meets. There wasan't a lot of pain during, but I do feel it after! Would you suggest simply doing nothing in an event like this before beginning any sort of self-rehab for rotator rehab? The act of stretching, is aggrivating the chest area, which feels torn (but no swelling or bruising). Even walking seems to hurt my chest, along with my right shoulder, but also my left.

[@AminKhan-wo4ec]

Hello mam I am using this exercises I got this injury 5 months ago when I was in the gym performing pull ups also I go through physiotheripist and those vibrating machines I want to knowhow much it takes time to fully recover because Now I have no pain I can lift my hand easily and doctor said me not to lift heavy so when will I cango to gym again?????????????????????????????????????????

[@MovementFunction]

Amin Khan, I suggest continuing the exercises in this video for another 4-6 weeks before returning to the gym. And when you go back, start out with very light resistance, as light as you can. Do a program of high reps (20-25) and light resistance for six months before progressing to a higher intensity program.

[@AminKhan-wo4ec]

@@MovementFunction Mam I have a rotator cuff tear idk it is partial or complete so if it is partial so can it be fully recover with some pyhsiotherepy and excersises???????????????????????????

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@@AminKhan-wo4ec Yes, if it is partial, it is possible, but I can't guarantee it, to fully recover with physiotherapy and exercises.

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Merci!

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You're most welcome.

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