Shoulder Pain? Try this simple 3-step progression! #impingement #shoulder #shoulderpain #shoulder
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Shoulder Pain? Try this simple 3-step progression! #impingement #shoulder #shoulderpain #shoulder
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YouTubeDr. Joe Damiani, PT, DPT
Do you experience pain in the shoulder when reaching overhead or behind your back? Does it feel like something is pinching in there? Well you may be experiencing shoulder impingement syndrome. This means the structures that exit the shoulder joint are literally being pinched. One number one way you have to thing about fixing it is by creating more space in the joint. There are several ways we can achieved this and in this video I show two excellent options. Give this a try and let me know if it
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Do you experience pain in the shoulder when reaching overhead or behind your back? Does it feel like something is pinching in there? Well you may be experiencing shoulder impingement syndrome. This means the structures that exit the shoulder joint are literally being pinched. One number one way you have to thing about fixing it is by creating more space in the joint. There are several ways we can achieved this and in this video I show two excellent options. Give this a try and let me know if it
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Fix THIS Shoulder Pain!
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Fix THIS Shoulder Pain!
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YouTubeDr. Joe Damiani, PT, DPT
Do you experience pain in the shoulder when reaching overhead or behind your back? Does it feel like something is pinching in there? Well you may be experiencing shoulder impingement syndrome. This means the structures that exit the shoulder joint are literally being pinched. One number one way you have to thing about fixing it is by creating more space in the joint. There are several ways we can achieved this and in this video I show an excellent exercise. Give this a try and let me know if it
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Do you experience pain in the shoulder when reaching overhead or behind your back? Does it feel like something is pinching in there? Well you may be experiencing shoulder impingement syndrome. This means the structures that exit the shoulder joint are literally being pinched. One number one way you have to thing about fixing it is by creating more space in the joint. There are several ways we can achieved this and in this video I show an excellent exercise. Give this a try and let me know if it
151.8K viewsMay 14, 2024
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3 STEPS to Help Your Neck & Shoulders Get Some Relief! #neckpain #neckpainrelief #shoulderpain #tmj
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3 STEPS to Help Your Neck & Shoulders Get Some Relief! #neckpain #neckpainrelief #shoulderpain #tmj
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YouTubeDr. Joe Damiani, PT, DPT
Effective Exercises for Shoulder Impingement Relief
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Effective Exercises for Shoulder Impingement Relief
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Shoulder or Arm Pain?
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Shoulder or Arm Pain?
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Radiating Shoulder, ARM or Hand Pain? Try These 2 Exercises! #armpain #shoulderblade #shoulderpain
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Neck + Shoulder Pain? Try this 2-step FIX! #neckpain #shoulderpain #shoulderblade #scapularpain
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The serratus anterior muscle is responsible for proper shoulder mechanics. It helps elevate and upwardly rotate to avoid impingement of the shoulder, overuse of neck muscles and gain full range of motion. It can even elevate the rib cage when needed. A lot of us never isolate this muscle or if we do use the word compensating in different ways as well. This is a simple exercise store, activating the muscle, and is extremely effective in those with headaches, neck, pain and jaw pain. #serratus #sh
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Shoulder + NECK Pain? Try this Quick Exercise! #neckpain #shoulderpain #stiffneck #shoulderblade #pt
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Part 2 - Achy shoulder and arm? Try this! #neckpain #shoulderpain #physicaltherapy #chiropractor
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Improve Shoulder Mechanics with Serratus Anterior Activation
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Fix neck pain fast with this simple dynamic hug to train your shoulder blades! #neckpain #shoulder
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Do you experience shoulder blade pain that just won’t go away? Have you tried a bunch of different things that you found on the Internet? Well, if you don’t know why the pain is there and you’re just guessing it can take a very long time to figure out if ever. In this video, I explained the difference between pain generated from a myotome or the nerve that controls muscles versus a dermatome the nerve that controls sensation. In the area by the shoulder blade the nerve that controls sensation co
22.9K viewsApr 19, 2024
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Are you constantly massaging your shoulder blade… but the pain keeps coming back? Most people assume shoulder blade pain is a tight muscle problem. So they grab a massage gun, dig into the spot, and hope it goes away. But very often, that pain is referred from somewhere else — usually the neck, and sometimes the upper spine where the rib heads attach. If you don’t address those areas, you’re just chasing symptoms. 🚨 Why this happens: The lower cervical spine commonly refers pain straight into t
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Shoulder Blade Pain + Headaches?
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Gas and Shoulder Pain Connection Explained
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When connective tissue around your shoulder joint loses mobility, it can lead to shoulder stiffness neck pain that gets triggered when you move your shoulder. Here’s the problem: when the shoulder doesn’t move well, your neck has to “pick up the slack.” This adds extra load to the cervical spine and surrounding muscles, which can lead to pain, tightness, and even headaches. Research shows that the shoulder capsule, particularly when stiffened from injury, posture, or lack of movement, alters nor
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Part 1/2: Is your neck tight with shoulder blade or arm pain? Try this! #neckpain #shoulderpain #tmj
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Neck and Shoulder Pain Relief Strategies You Can Try
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Part 2/2: Is your neck tight with shoulder blade or arm pain? Try this! #neckpain #shoulderpain #tmj
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Comment ‘SPINE’ on this video if you need more help fixing Neck Pain! Do you experience neck pain that is caused or worsened by shoulder movement? Well shoulder stiffness due to capsular restrictions could be the cause. Instead of just stretching the neck or shoulder for short term symptom relief, let’s assess the mobility of your shoulder in 3 directions and then mobilize it! You see the more shoulder restriction, the more demand that will be placed on the neck… causing pain. Therefore we need
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PART 1: Do you have rounded shoulders? Typically along with this you may notice your head comes forward or your back is a little hunched. Maybe you also experienced neck tension, headaches or jaw pain? But then again, you don’t have to experience any of that, but you can still have rounded shoulders. Some people want to get out of pain while others just want to look normal and not like a gorilla. There are a few areas of the body we have to look at specifically the glenohumeral, joint, a.k.a. sh
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2 Exercises for TMJ Pain #jaw #tmj #tmjtreatment
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YouTubeDr. Joe Damiani, PT, DPT
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Neck pain here shoulder blade ache here that stretching helps… but it always comes back? 🧩 What’s really going on When you lift your arm, your shoulder blade should rotate up. When you lower it, it should rotate back down. But for a lot of people with neck pain, the muscles that pull the shoulder blade up stay overactive. That leaves the shoulder blade stuck in an upward position even at rest. You can actually check this: have someone take a photo of you from behind and see if one shoulder blad
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Strengthen Levator Scapula to Relieve Neck Pain
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Do you experience sharp upper back pain when you take a breath in when you reach or when you carry something? Is it located right between the shoulder blade in the spine on one side or both? Very commonly it’s a rib head that’s out of position or the costovertebral joint. If we can rotate and bend in a specific direction, we can put the joint back it’s position reducing that sharpness and very acute tenderness in the area. Try this out if you get relief go through it several times per day. DM us
4.4M viewsAug 5, 2023
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Do you experience stifness or pain on one side of your neck? Maybe it moves down to the top of the shoulder, shoulder blade or arm? Have you also been stretching that tight muscle by pulling in the opposite direction? Maybe you’ve been tight to stretch the upper trapezius or scalene muscles. This is a very common mistake because while of course there are times when the muscle itself is tight from overuse… Most of the time when the pain has been around for a week or longer there is some type of i
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Cervicogenic Dizziness 3-STEP Solution!
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3 Effective Upper Trapezius Stretches for Pain Relief
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Try this full-body release for the Deep Line of Fascia! #fascialrelease #fascia #mobility #posture
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The THREE Causes of Jaw Pain, & how to Assess and Treat them properly! #jawpain #jawpainrelief #tmj
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Relieve Shoulder Blade Pain: Neck Pain Referral Causes & Solutions
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Jaw Pain Relief Exercise with a TMJ Specialist
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Strengthen Your Serratus Anterior for Shoulder Pain Relief
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Reduce Neck and Shoulder Pain with 2-Minute Daily Fix
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Shoulder blade pain when you lift your arm? If your shoulder feels stiff or awkward (like a robot), the issue might be how your shoulder joints are working together. 💡 What’s happening? To lift your arm overhead, your shoulder blade rotates, your shoulder joint moves, and your collarbone elevates and rotates. If one of these doesn’t move well, everything else compensates—leading to pain. 🔥 Why this matters Your arm is only connected to your body through the collarbone. So if movement is limite
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Part 2 of 2 - Is trigeminal neuralgia the cause of your pain? #trigeminalneuralgia #tmj #tmd
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YouTubeDr. Joe Damiani, PT, DPT
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Have you noticed that when you look up or even to the side, you experience pressure into the top of your shoulder or the back of your shoulder or even up into your head similar to a headache? Or maybe it’s just really uncomfortable to look up or you just feel like there’s a lot of pressure going on in there. Well, this can come down to your movement patterns and which part of your spine you move through. If you only move through the upper neck then you’re going to have issues. By learning how to
133.6K viewsNov 8, 2023
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Effective Upper Back Mobility Drill for Neck and Shoulder Pain
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Do you experience pain and headaches on one side that goes down to the top of the shoulder? You may also experience shoulder blade pain as well. Very commonly overuse of the trapezius muscle can lead to all of these symptoms. The trapezius muscle is a prime mover of the scapula, and when it is moving incorrectly, or does not have help from the other stabilizing muscles to the scapula… it overworks causing referred pain. Correct movement of the shoulder blade (or scapula) is essential to reduce h
109.8K viewsNov 30, 2023
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Do your shoulder blades clunk, pinch, or send pain up your neck into a headache? 💡 What’s going on: If your pain always comes back no matter how much you stretch, the real problem might be how your shoulder blade moves. When you lift your arm, the serratus anterior is supposed to rotate the shoulder blade upward. But when that muscle gets weak, the blade drops back down, everything feels jammy, and you get that classic shoulder-to-neck-to-headache chain. We have to retrain your serratus to guid
322.8K views10 months ago
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Neck always tight? Shoulder blade feel stuck? Try this. If you: • Wake up with a stiff neck • Feel tension from your neck to the top of your shoulder • Get headaches near the base of your skull • Struggle to turn your head or look over your shoulder… 👉 Your levator scapulae might be the problem. This muscle connects your neck to your shoulder blade, and when it’s tight, it can cause: • Deep, nagging pain at the top of your shoulder • Referred pain into the upper back or behind the eye • Limited
97.5K views9 months ago
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Neck always tight? Shoulder blade feel stuck? Try this. If you: • Wake up with a stiff neck • Feel tension from your neck to the top of your shoulder • Get headaches near the base of your skull • Struggle to turn your head or look over your shoulder… 👉 Your levator scapulae might be the problem. This muscle connects your neck to your shoulder blade, and when it’s tight, it can cause: • Deep, nagging pain at the top of your shoulder • Referred pain into the upper back or behind the eye • Limited
45.5K viewsJun 3, 2025
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Have you noticed that when you look up or even to the side, you experience pressure into the top of your shoulder or the back of your shoulder or even up into your head similar to a headache? Or maybe it’s just really uncomfortable to look up or you just feel like there’s a lot of pressure going on in there. Well, this can come down to your movement patterns and which part of your spine you move through. If you only move through the upper neck then you’re going to have issues. By learning how to
55.9K viewsApr 15, 2024
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Shoulder pain in this spot? It’s likely the levator scapulae! If you saw yesterday's video, you know this pain is often a referral from the levator scapulae—and it needs the right positioning to actually fix it. 💡 What’s happening? This muscle pulls your shoulder blade down and your head to the side. If it’s tight, it creates pain along the shoulder blade and neck. 🔥 Why this matters Stretching alone isn’t enough — you need to fatigue the muscle first, then stretch it from both ends to fully r
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Relieve Neck and Shoulder Pain Through Fascial Stretching
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Do you have headaches that have been persisting? Well, we have to look at your shoulder mobility to make sure it’s not causing you headaches. If your shoulder range of motion is limited, it put stress on muscles that also connect to the neck which can also cause headaches. There are a couple simple tests and assessments that can be done to determine if this is the case for you. In this video, I show a simple test and if you’re positive for it, I show two exercises that can be done together And o
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Do you experience pain in the upper shoulder and neck? Whenever you use your arms to lift over head or exercise? This is a simple and effective stretch to open up shoulder mobility, so you can use the right muscles which will reduce head and neck tension. #headacherelief #tmjdisorder #neckpain #shouldermobility #neckstretch
41.5K viewsDec 29, 2023
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Do you experience shoulder blade pain maybe there is discomfort right along your spine and you’re always trying to stretch it massage it release it crack it, etc.? Well, if it always comes back one of the possible causes can be referral from the tissues in the neck. You see when there is malalignment and compression on specific structures in the neck… It can refer literally to the exact spot between the spine and the shoulder blade tricking you into trying to massage it with a ball or whatever o
42.8K viewsOct 27, 2023
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Do you experience shoulder blade pain, pain along the spine or below the neck? Have you spent a ton of time digging into it and trying to stretch that muscle? Well that hasn’t worked. There are three main sources of pain. We must look at the rib heads, where they attached to the spine, referred pain from the discs in the neck or muscle spasms in the rhomboid muscle. In this video, I demonstrate how to address all three of them. See which one works for you through a process of elimination to iden
32.7K viewsDec 19, 2023
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Are you experiencing shoulder blade pain that won’t go away? Try this method where (as seen in the 1st video) we release the rhomboid and paraspinal muscles and then (as seen in the 2nd video) we activate them. During the second video, we are also mobilizing the spine and rib heads which could also be contributing to this pain. Give it a shot and let us know what you think! #shouldblade #musclerelease #rhomboidpain #spinemobility #neckpain
32.1K viewsJun 1, 2023
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Do you have headaches that have been persisting? Well, we have to look at your shoulder mobility to make sure it’s not causing you headaches. If your shoulder range of motion is limited, it put stress on muscles that also connect to the neck which can also cause headaches. There are a couple simple tests and assessments that can be done to determine if this is the case for you. In this video, I show a simple test and if you’re positive for it, I show two exercises that can be done together And o
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Effective Exercises for Relieving Shoulder Blade Pain
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Do you experience shoulder blade pain that just won’t go away? You’ve tried stretching it, massaging it and fixing your posture but it keeps coming back? Plus you get headaches and it seems like it’s all connected? (Well you’re probably right!) You see when we have improper shoulder blade function, the muscles that connect it to the spine have to overwork and those muscles tug on the neck which can cause headaches! PLUS, if your upper back and rib head joint are stiff… then the muscles (rhomboid
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