SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT: 8 Exercises and Strategies to Treat it For Good

Summary by Krater

This video explains the causes of shoulder impingement during overhead lifting and demonstrates strategies for pain relief, self-massage, mobility, and movement reprogramming to restore proper scapular rhythm.

From the video

Answers: How do I fix shoulder impingement from lifting overhead?

• shoulder impingement causes and relief
• scapulohumeral rhythm
• thoracic spine mobility
• overhead movement retraining

Exercises

• Shoulder self-massage · bodyweight · 2-3 minutes
• Scapular dissociation exercise · bodyweight
• T-spine mobilization · foam roller
• Overhead doorway end-range expansion · doorway
• Overhead wall rollouts · wall
• Arnold press · dumbbells

What it concludes

• Addressing acute shoulder impingement pain is the first step before tackling root causes.
• Anti-inflammatory supplements work well for long-term conditions like arthritis but do not help acute shoulder impingement much.
• Taking Advil for pain relief is a short-term fix and should not be used while performing corrective exercise strategies.
• Keeping shoulder blades pinched down and back during overhead movements causes the acromion and humerus to impinge.
• T-spine mobilization using a hard-edged foam roller or block helps correct excessive thoracic kyphosis.