3 Gentle Stretches to Reduce Shoulder Pain

If you experience difficulty when reaching for items above your head, or if your shoulder is in pain even when your arm is resting, you may want to consider these gentle stretches designed to help relieve pain and expand range of motion.

Marc Albano, a physical therapist at Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic, demonstrates three simple shoulder exercises.

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Before you try these stretches, Albano says, “It’s important to note there are several different causes of shoulder pain and each body is different. It’s always best to first consult with your physical therapist or your doctor to determine which exercises are most appropriate for you.”

[lailahartshauser]

I have had 2 years of shoulder pain, went to see chiropractic, had acupuncture. This is the first thing that really helped! thank you soooo much! simple, easy to do .

[Idkkjbcxdyhcddthj]

I’m not even 15 yet and my shoulder hurts because of my heavy backpack but this helped a lot

[apollogames]

My bench press injury gang, where you at?! 😤😤😤😤🤬🤬🤬😤😤💯💯

[dicessdontbenosey]

Thank you Dr Marc Albano and his Doctor assistant sorry for not knowing your name my left shoulder is feeling better already and I only did it once for today and I'm going to do it everyday now. You guys are life savers to me.

[JohnDoe-gvjv]

at the one min. till the 1.30 mark in the video letting my shoulder hang, float back and forth, Helps me a lot. Weird. I tried a lot of different stretching moves and this is the one that helps me with my problem. I would never have guessed it without trying it. But My rotator cup feels so much better. The first time afterwards it felt bruised, then afterwards it just got better. Thanks a lot. I give you a 5 star.

[CucNamCham]

Thanks Dr . Your lessons are So Helpful and Worked Good . You should have More Patients to Service from Now .

[hakithemonkey]

I must admit that I thought this was a troll video during the first exercise 😂

[sherlockhighland]

Not all hero wear capes, thank you very much

[KawaiiCat]

I’ve had shoulder pain since I was a teen. (In my 30s now) the pain started from when I was bullied (hit on the shoulder) every year for years.
Thanks for the exercises! They do help.

[assipee]

Thanks for the the tips, it really helps

[mjpopinjay]

I tried these 3 exercises once today and the pain level has ALREADY improved greatly. Thank you. I am 73 now if you could give me 3 exercises to get rid of full body inflammation I would vote for you. ? Anyway, thank you so much.

[jay-jl]

love the table stretching definitely need to do this

[murraycharters]

Marc, Thank you very much for this video. I have been putting up with shoulder pain for months and it was getting worse and seriously impacting my lifestyle. I have been a Coach driver, mostly manual for 20 years. The linkages have not been well serviced in the main and hence the gear changes can be stiff .
I have only been doing the exercises you show in this video for a couple of days and already I am seeing a marked difference in pain reduction, and scope of arm movement.
I am so grateful for your video and frankly I can't believe the improvement

Rereading this it sounds to me like a paid commercial. I can assure your subscribers it is not, even I can't believe the improvement in just a couple of days.

Best wishes and thanks again from Brisbane Queensland Australia.

[squirrelattackspidy]

Great video. Short, clear and to the point. Third exercise seems to be helping my shoulder when I lift my arm to the side. Thanks guys.

[mysticsnail]

This helped halfway, the rest of the pain went away from rubbing both shoulders because I thought it was relaxing.

[plamen]

Thanks a lot for the video. I had a shoulder pain because I did some back levers during the weekend but after this workout I almost don't feel the pain.

[harshithaartscrafts]

Yes this is working. I tried this exercise to reduce my shoulder pain. Now I am feeling good. Thank you.

[patad]

Video and instructions well done. I was able to keep moving my shoulder without pain until the RA flare subsided. Thank you so much.

[matiasfranck]

Absolutely helpful! Did the exercise once and my shoulder already relaxed. Will definitely do it over the next couple weeks. Thanks a lot!

[RashadSims-bhzz]

Thank u I'll try these with my mom