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2003 join date, literally doesn't even look at OPyou'll be alrite just swim .. do back stroke if you hear clicking or feel pain just use foam weights in the water .. good thing about the shouler is it has many friends( different muscle groups) that are nearby that you can strenghten to work around -the -shoulder
Tbh you shouldn't be using heavy dumbells anyway for your rotator cuff so you're probably doing good mate.I went to physical therapy for mine and kept the regimen in my routine for 2 days a week. Fucking pathetic start. Two pound dumbbells. Struggle bus. But I thought hey it’s my injured arm, so I tried with my good arm and couldn’t do it either. Only saving grace is the good arm was still my left hand and I’m right-handed. I’m up to 10 pound dumbbells now for the routine
I can’t imagine it being possible to get to 20sTbh you shouldn't be using heavy dumbells anyway for your rotator cuff so you're probably doing good mate.
I'm studying neuromuscular therapy at the moment, and 99% of the time, when people say "tear", what it really is, is "spasm".
Active release worked.
Which confirms it was a chronic spasm or contraction of muscle spindles.
The self administered equivalent of active release for that rotator cuff region would be, inverse cable cross overs.
I had a similar issue myself.
It was so bad I couldn't sleep on it.
Few session of inverse cable cross overs, "titrating" up the weights - problem solved.
Neuromuscular theory is an excellent approach to soft tissue treatment.
As oppose to chiropractic, jolting bones and joints about the place.
Depends entirely on what the underlying issue is. Soft tissue work is a great tool, but there is no magic bullet. If it's a legitimate tear you need a more complete rehab protocol.lol - I just watched that video - fucking ridiculous.
The idea is to settle or calm the hyper neuromuscular activity, induce neuronal sleep in the muscles to alleviate the spasm/"tear".
What he's doing is distinctly aggravating the spindles and would exacerbate the contractile cascade - causing pain, worsening the condition.
Basically you want to "reset" the muscle programming, get the muscle to realise it's not "in danger", get it to "chill the fuck out" - do so via slowly applying gentle contractions through increasing ranges of motion.
That jerky fast movement in the vid is exactly what NOT to do.
I'm studying neuromuscular therapy at the moment, and 99% of the time, when people say "tear", what it really is, is "spasm".
Active release worked.
Which confirms it was a chronic spasm or contraction of muscle spindles.
The self administered equivalent of active release for that rotator cuff region would be, inverse cable cross overs.
I had a similar issue myself.
It was so bad I couldn't sleep on it.
Few session of inverse cable cross overs, "titrating" up the weights - problem solved.
Neuromuscular theory is an excellent approach to soft tissue treatment.
As oppose to chiropractic, jolting bones and joints about the place.
Where are you studying NMT?
I tore my rotator cuff years back, none of that shit really worked for me. The only thing that substantially healed my shoulder was stretching, certain yoga positions that build strength in your shoulder when you can't lift (such as a headstand), and most importantly, brachiating. That was what really fixed my shoulder.