Shoulder
Shoulder Impingement
Pinching pain in the front or top of the shoulder when you lift the arm, often from how the shoulder blade and cuff work together.
- Pain lifting to the side
- Catching sensation
- Pain with reaching behind
- Worse with overhead work
What patients often notice
- Pain lifting to the side
- Catching sensation
- Pain with reaching behind
- Worse with overhead work
Home exercises
Tap a thumbnail to open the demo on YouTube. Move in a pain-free range unless your provider said otherwise.
Watch on YouTube01
Wall Slides
- Sets
- 2–3
- Reps
- 8–10
Watch on YouTube02
Sleeper Stretch
- Sets
- 2
- Reps
- 20–30 sec
Mild stretch only; no sharp front-shoulder pain
Watch on YouTube03
Band Pull-Aparts
- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 12