Here’s a list of exercises I may prescribe for a person who complains of shoulder pain. I’m sure I’m missing a few, but my point is to illustrate that “shoulder pain” is a symptom, not a diagnosis. There's no universal fix for pain in the shoulder just like there's no universal fix for head pain or chest pain. I evaluate the person, make a diagnosis, and find the specific exercise a patient needs. Patients almost always get just one exercise at a time.
-seated cervical retraction -seated cervical retraction-extension -seated cervical retraction-extension-rotation -seated cervical extension -seated cervical flexion -seated cervical protrusion -seated cervical lateral flexion toward -seated cervical lateral flexion away -seated cervical rotation toward -seated cervical rotation away [all of the above also in supine] [all of the above also sustained] -seated thoracic extension -seated thoracic lateral flexion toward -seated thoracic lateral flexion away -seated thoracic rotation toward -seated thoracic rotation away -seated thoracic flexion -prone cervical retraction -prone cervical extension -prone thoracic extension -supine thoracic extension over a fulcrum [all of the above also sustained] -shoulder extension -shoulder functional internal rotation -shoulder internal rotation -shoulder extension with internal rotation -shoulder horizontal abduction -shoulder horizontal adduction -shoulder functional external rotation -shoulder external rotation -shoulder internal rotation in flexion or abduction -shoulder external rotation in flexion or abduction -shoulder flexion -shoulder abduction [shoulder exercises also with resistance] -shoulder caudal glides [all movements may also be performed as clinician mobilization]
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